Summarizing

a short explanation of a text

a persuasive argument about a text

a movie based off of a book

a theme or universal lesson

when you want to forget a book you’ve read

when you want to tell a friend your opinion of a book but not what it was about

when you want to tell a friend the gist or main ideas of a book

when you don’t understand a vocabulary word you read in a book

answer the 5 W’s: who, what, when, where and why.

describe the details but not the main ideas.

never mention the plot of the text.

always mention the age of the author.

What’s Fiona’s neighbor’s favorite color?

What happens to Fiona?

Is My Funny Friend Fiona a boring book?

How long did it take you to read My Funny Friend Fiona?

the name of the main character

the title of the book

the fact that the book is a novel

the opinion that it's the "funniest book in the world"