Summarizing Fiction

What is summarizing?

• Retelling the most important ideas or events in a story without giving all the details in the story.

• Paraphrasing someone else's work and putting it in your own words.

• Writing a summary that includes all the details in a story.

• Explaining the main points of a story without retelling any events.

How do we write a summary?

• By retelling all the events in a story.

• By paraphrasing someone else's work.

• By explaining the main points of a story without retelling any events.

• By including all the details in a story.

What is the main purpose of a summary?

• To provide a detailed account of a story.

• To retell the story in your own words.

• To provide a brief overview of the main points of a story.

• To critique the story.

What should a summary not include?

• The main points of a story.

• Personal opinions.

• A brief overview of the story.

• Paraphrasing of the story.

What is the best way to start a summary?

• By stating your personal opinion about the story.

• By stating the name of the story and its author.

• By retelling the story in detail.

• By stating all the characters in the story.

What does it mean to paraphrase?

• Writing a summary that includes all the details in a story.

• Explaining the main points of a story without retelling any events.

• Retelling the most important ideas or events in a story without giving all the details in the story.

• Restating someone else's ideas in your own words while maintaining the original meaning.

What is the purpose of a summary?

• To retell all the events in a story in detail.

• To provide a brief, condensed version of the main points or facts.

• To paraphrase someone else's work.

• To explain the main points of a story without retelling any events.