Fictional Text Summative Assessment-Review

What is a summary?

• The most important events of the story, along with the reader's explanation as to why those events are considered most important.

• The most interesting details or events of the story.

• A shortened version of the story that contains the key points without any personal opinions.

• The reader's impression of and opinions about the story.

What strategy should you use when summarizing fictional text?

• Somebody, wanted, but, so, then

• Who, what, when, where, why, how

• who, what, format

• Somebody, when, but, why, how

What question is the reader answering for Somebody when summarizing fiction?

• What is the solution to the problem?

• How does the story end?

• Who is the main character?

• What is the problem?

What question is the reader answering for Wanted when summarizing fiction?

• Who is the main character?

• What is the problem?

• How does the story end?

• What does the character want or what is the character's goal?

What question is the reader answering for BUT when summarizing fiction?

• What is the solution to the problem?

• What is the problem in the story or what is keeping the character from his/her goal?

• Who is the main character?

• What does the character want?

What question is the reader answering for SO when summarizing fiction?

• Who is the main character?

• What is the problem in the story or what is keeping the character from his/her goal?

• What is the solution to the problem or how does the character reach her or her goal?

• How does the story end?

What question is the reader answering for THEN when summarizing fiction?

• How does the story end?

• What is the problem in the story?

• What does the character want?

• Who is the main character?

What type of writing uses Freytag's Pyramid?

• Biographies

• Fictional Text

• Non-Fiction Text

• Persuasive writing

Which section of Freytag’s Pyramid is considered the start of the story, where background information, characters, setting, and conflict are often introduced?

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Exposition

• Falling Action

Which section of Freytag’s Pyramid is contains the action that follows the climax? (Where the story begins to wrap-up.)

• Rising Action

• Resolution

• Falling Action

• Climax