SUPERLATIVE SENTENCES Eyes wide, mouth full, youll feel like you are in Italy. On the hot platter from the oven, breadsticks are a wonderful addition to this meal. When your guests smell this food, they will come running as fast as Usain Bolt on the track. To ensure a great meal, the chicken is cooked to perfection. As the scent goes through the air like a lit candle, you might feel like you are in Italy when you eat this meal. SUMMARIES AND CRITIQUES Sometimes its difficult to tell the difference between a summary and a critique. What do you think is the difference between a summary and a critique? A summary does not misrepresent what you read. use irrelevant or unnecessary details. analyze what you read. judge or evaluate what you read. SUMMARIES A summary does restate what you read in your own words. present on the main, or important details. maintain a neutral and objective stance. A critique does not restate what you read. cover on the main points of what you read. repeat unimportant or irrelevant details. have an overly biased tone or style. use slang or overly casual language. CRITIQUES A critique does move beyond summary. assess or analyze what you read. offer interpretations and judgments about what you read. give evidence to support your evaluation. Both should be written using the present tense (he remembers, she points out, the essay has). include the title of the piece youre writing about and the authors name. after the initial introduction of the author, you should refer to him or her by last name only. be proofread before the final draft. Now its your turn You are either going to be writing a summary or a critique. In your writing, be sure to use correct grammar. You must also use at least three of the last six sentence starters we discussed last week to add sentence variety to your piece. You have 15 minutes! If you finish early, go back and proofread your writing and make any necessary corrections. EXIT TICKET Read your shoulder partners writing. Then, decide if the piece is a summary or a critique. After deciding, explain why you believe the piece of writing is a summary or a critique. Cite evidence from their paper to prove your answer!