Summarizing Lesson

 I know that the topic is often at the beginning of an informational text, so I’m going to look there.

The topic is what the text is mostly about.

Next, I need to find the important details by asking what information tells me more about the topic.

Now, to summarize the text, I need to combine, or synthesize, these ideas in my own words.

I will state the topic and important details in order of importance.

The Topic: A crow is very thirsty (beginning)

Important details: "He searched for water everywhere."

"At last he saw a water pot near a wall."

"The crow drank the water and flew away happily."

Summary: A crow is really thirsty. He searches for water and found some in a water pot. He had to create a plan to get the water. He executed his plan, drank the water and went away happy.