Core Skills Workout: Summarizing—LL
NONFICTION: “Why Are Your Clothes So Cheap?”, pages 4-10
September 2015
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THE LANGUAGE ARTS MAGAZINE
Name: ___________________________________________________ Date: ________________________
Summarizing
An objective summary is a short statement or paragraph that tells what an article or a story is about.
It does not include irrelevant details or the opinions of the person writing it.
Directions: Follow the prompts in the margins to complete the summary of “Why Are Your Clothes So Cheap?”
Summary
As a child, Kalpona Akter had to ___________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________. Conditions in the
2. How did
Kalpona’s boss
treat her? Was
the factory
safe?
factory were _________________________________________________________________________
4. How much
do garment
workers get
paid? Is it
fair?
________________________________________. Safety isn’t the only issue that many garment
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________. These kinds of working conditions can lead to tragedies like ____________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What
happened
at the
Rana Plaza
building?
workers around the world face. Overseas garment workers _________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________.
By treating their workers this way and by ignoring important _______________________
_____________________________________________________, factory owners are able to _______
6. What kind
of clothing
do these
factories
produce?
Who are they
making it
for?
1. Why did
Kalpona have
to start
working?
Where did
Kalpona
work?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
_________. Today, Kalpona is _________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_______. The global garment industry is improving, but it still has a long way to go.
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5. What do
some overseas
factory owners
do to save
money?
7. What does
Kalpona do to
help garment
workers?