Summary & Paraphrasing Practice

What is a summary?

• briefly retelling a story using important details

• a short story you write

• a paragraph

• a detailed piece of writing that tells a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

What information should go in your summary?

• small details

• the most important information

• your opinion

• a list of characters

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

True or False? You should be able to understand what a story is about when you read the summary.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

What main parts should be in your summary?

• Somebody,

  Wanted,

  Then,

  And Later That

• Beginning,

  Middle,

  End

• Somebody,

  wanted something,

  problem,

  solution,

  Then what?

• Somebody,

  wanted,

  but,

  so

  who cares?

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

What can help you to organize your ideas when you write a summary?

• Think about the characters, what the problem is, how did they solve the problem, and what happens after

• Think about a part you liked

• List the characters

• Fill out a worksheet

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

What question do you ask when identifying the SOMEBODY part in the Summary?

• Who is the main singer of the story?

• Who is the story about?

• Can anybody find me somebody to love?

• Who is the villain?

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

You should ask this question when determining the WANTED: What is the character trying to do?

• False

• True

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the BUT in a story?

• Conflict (problem) in a story

• Something smelly

• Who the story is about

• The correct answer

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the SOLUTION part of a summary?

• What action does the character take to solve the problem?

• What events happen?

• Who else gets involved?

• How does the story end?

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

What is the THEN WHAT part of your summary?

• The problem in the story

• One of the events in the story

• The character's feelings

• What happens after the problem gets solved. How the character moves forward.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9