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Summarizing: Activity 2 of 3

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One more round of practice!

Knowing the difference between a main idea and a detail helps you make good decisions about what to include in your own summaries.

Summaries are often on the cover of books. They describe the main ideas and skip details about plot and character.

Read these statements based on a novel.

Click "yes" for items that are likely to be main idea. Click "no" for items that state a small detail related to the main idea.
Yes
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