Summary
How many sentences do you need to make a summary?
4-5 sentences
What diagram is used to compare two things?
Venn Diagram
What are context clues?
Clues or hints that readers use to find the meaning of an unknown word.
What are character’s traits?
Something that explains a character’s personality.
What is a prose?
A story
What should a summary include?
characters
beginning, middle, and end
problem
solution
What goes in the middle of the Venn Diagram?
The similarities of the two topics
Name two of the five strategies to find clues in a sentence.
pictures
definitions
examples
antonyms
synonyms
What parts of speech do we use for character’s trait?
a) noun
b) adjectives
c) verb
b) adjectives
What is a drama?
A story mainly used in theater or television
True or false: You include every single detail from the story into a summary.
False
What goes on the side of the Venn Diagram?
The differences between the two topics?
Abby likes her new laptop. It was light and portable. She took it everywhere! What does portable means?
a) moveable
b) small
c) cheap
a) Moveable
How do you find character’s traits?
Look for what the character does and says in a story
What is a scene?
A setting or chapter of a drama
True or false: Are main ideas and summary the same thing? Why or why not?
Give me one similarity and difference between Peter Pan and the Scarecrow
Differences:
Peter Pan: meets Wendy in her bedroom, wants to reconnect his shadow, never grows up, has Tinker Bell as his extra character
Scarecrow: meets Dorothy on the Yellow Brick Road, wants to buy a brain, joins Dorothy on her journey, don’t have an extra character
Similarities: males, main characters, both have a problem, magic
There was an immense amount of socks her in dresser, she could barely open her drawer without a sock getting stuck! What does immense means?
a) small
b) huge
c) tall
b) huge
Mandy saw an older lady struggling with her grocery bags at a store. She helped her bring the bags to her car. What character trait does she have?
nice, kindness, helpful
What is a chapter?
Parts of a story, usually has a title and/or chapter number at the beginning of each.
When writing a summary, do we write word for word in the story or our own words?
our own words
Explain a difference between a drama and prose.
Drama has more speaking roles, mainly used for acting
Prose has more descriptive parts, and narratives parts.
The principal dictated that every student would be required to follow the dress code in school. What does dictated means?
How do you describe Alex’s character’s trait if he refuses to share his markers with others although others have shared with him?
selfish
What is a theme of the story?
The purpose or lesson