Harry Potter Summary vs TREE Review

What is the name of the three-headed dog in Harry Potter?

• Dobby

• Karen

• Fluffy

• Cerberus

The purpose of a TREE paragraph is:

• To make us cry because our Language Arts teacher hates us.

• To inform the reader of important facts.

• To summarize the events of something.

• To give the reader evidence and examples from the text to support our opinions.

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Should you use "I" statements in TREE Paragraphs or Summaries?

• TREE

• Summary

• Both

• Neither

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Which of the following would be the BEST topic sentence for a summary of chapter one of Harry Potter?

• In chapter one of Harry Potter, A cat transforms into a woman and she talks to a man on the street in front of the Dursley's house.

• In chapter one of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the Dursley's are a perfectly normal family.

• In chapter one of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry is left on the Dursley's doorstep after his parents are killed.

• First the Dursley's are normal but then he sees a cat and the cat turns into a person who brings a baby to the Dursleys but they don't want the baby because he's not normal.

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Decide whether the following is a topic sentence for a TREE or Summary paragraph:

In chapter four of Harry Potter, Hagrid should not have given Dudley a pig's tail.

• TREE

• Summary

• It could be both!

• It's not TREE or Summary

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Which of the following TREE topic sentences is the best?

• Is Harry a good person? I think not.

• Yes he is.

• Harry is a good person.

• I do not think Harry is a good person.

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Which of the following events would you include in a summary of chapter nine of Harry Potter (The Midnight Duel)? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• The first years have a flying lesson.

• Malfoy challenges Harry to a duel.

• Peeves the Poltergeist writes rude words on the blackboard.

• McGonagall introduces Harry to Oliver Wood and invites him to join their quidditch team.

• Harry thinks McGonagall is going to hit him with a cane.

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Rearrange the sentences below in the correct order for a TREE paragraph. Place the sentence that does NOT belong in a TREE paragraph on #5.

• This is because they do not treat Harry as an actual member of their family.

• For example, in chapter two we learn that they make Harry sleep in a cupboard under the stairs.

• If they were good guardians, they could easily have Dudley and Harry share a room, but instead they treat him like an animal.

• The Dursley's are not good guardians to Harry.

• I think this because Harry does not have a bedroom.

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Select all of the answers that are TRUE about a TREE topic sentence.

• You need to fully restate the question.

• You only need to answer the question

• You need to ask the reader a question.

• You need to say "I believe" so that the reader knows it's your opinion.

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Select all of the answers that are true about a summary topic sentence.

• You should include the title, section, and author of what you are summarizing.

• You need to restate the question.

• You need to include the first thing it talks about

• You need to include the central idea/main event.

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