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01.06 Idea Development Worksheet
Part 1: Summarizing an Article
Select one of the following articles from the 1921 book The Wonder Book of Knowledge to summarize.
The articles are found on the last page of the lesson. Then, use the article to complete steps 3, 4, and 6
in the chart below.
• “How Chewing Gum Came to Be”
• “How Fireworks Came to Be”
• “How Shoes Came to Be”
Steps to an Effective
Summary
My Work
Step 1
Read the entire article.
You do not need to include anything here.
Step 2
The text has been divided into
four sections.
You do not need to include anything here.
Step 3
Write a central idea statement
for each section of the text. TIE
it together!
Central idea sentence for section 1: "An improvement which was adopted in the
early nineteenth century was that of making shoes right and left. "
Central idea sentence for section 2: "The covering and protection of the feet has
been a necessity in all but the warm climates for very many centuries, various
articles being used for this purpose."
Central idea sentence for section 3:" Both in ancient and modern times the styles o
shoes worn have varied greatly, fashion taking hold of them."
Central idea sentence for section 4: "Until within a recent period the trade of
shoemaker was an active one, all boots and shoes being made by hand."
Step 4
Put your central idea sentences
together.
Type the rough draft of your four central idea sentences as one paragraph, and add
topic sentence that includes the title and author of the article:
The Topic of "How Shoes Came To Be" is how shoes have changes and impacted ou
future for generations and generations, An improvement which was adopted in the
early nineteenth century was that of making shoes right and left. The covering and
protection of the feet has been a necessity in all but the warm climates for very
many centuries, various articles being used for this purpose. Both in ancient and
modern times the styles of shoes worn have varied greatly, fashion taking hold of
them. Until within a recent period the trade of shoemaker was an active one, all
boots and shoes being made by hand.