Summary

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What is a summary?

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briefly retelling a story using important details

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What information should go in your summary?

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the most important information

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

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True

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What main parts should be in your summary?

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Somebody, Wanted Something, But, So, Then What

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What is the character trying to do?

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True

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What is the BUT in a story?

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Conflict (problem) in a story

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What is the SO part of a summary?

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What does the character do to solve the problem?

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What is the THEN part of your summary?

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