How to Write a Summary

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

• Think about

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• Think about a part you liked

• List the characters

• Fill out a graphic organizer

What is the THEN 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.

What is the SO part of a summary?

• What does the character do to solve the problem?

• What events happen?

• Who else gets involved?

• How does the story end?

A summary does what?

• nothing

• tells an opinion

• makes an educated guess

• is a shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points

What should be included in the summary?

• Your opinion of the story

• Where the story takes place

• Where you read the story

A fiction summary is _________.

• telling all details about a story.

• a few words about the most important information in a story.

• putting the story in order.

• the main character.

A summary is ________________.

• Long

• Short

True or False: In a summary you should include all of the main details from the text.

• True

• False

What is the primary purpose of writing a summary?

• To provide a detailed analysis of the text

• To express personal opinions about the text

• To condense the main ideas of the text into a shorter form

• To rewrite the text in your own words

Which of the following should NOT be included in a summary?

• Main ideas

• Supporting details

• Personal opinions

• Key events