Summary
Plot Summary
Main Idea
Characters
Text Comparison
100
The way you should retell the main events or ideas
What is in your own words
100
Setting, characters, and Background information
What is Expositon or Opening
100
First sentence, last sentence, middle sentence
What is where can the main idea be found
100
how the character looks, dresses, etc
What is author's description
100
how elements are different
What is contrast
200
when you write a concise version of the text in a short paragraph you should not give this
What is your own opinion?
200
Conflict or problem that the character(s) must face
What is Rising Action
200
decide what the author wants to to remember most about this
What is subject or topic
200
how he/she acts
What is what the character does
200
how things are similar
What is compare/ comparing
300
In expository text, the summary should contain ______ and ________.
What is main idea and most important details?
300
Begins and ends with a big idea , which ususlly includes the author's purpose.
What is Plot summary
300
how you should write a one-sentence main idea statement after reading a paragraph or passage
What is in your own words
300
Why a characters acts or reacts throught the story
What is character's motivation
300
Reasons are supported by details or quotes
What is textual evidence
400
For a story, summary should be a plot summary
What is Beginning, Middle, and the End (B-Me)
400
The event that follows the climax and when the problem is resolved
What is Falling Action and Resolution
400
Look at the heading or title Look at the subheadings if present Locate key words
What is determine the subject or topic
400
The author actually states what kind of person the character is: sneaky, honest, innocent, etc.
What is Direct Characterization
400
connecting the information or events around evidence form both stories
What is text to text
500
Who, What When, Where, Why, and How
What is Just the Facts
500
The turning point or highlight of the story
What is climax
500
Ask yourself, does the text information provide supporting details for the main idea statement
What is Test the main idea statement
500
The character is revealed through his/her own speech
What is something the character said
500
connecting passages or text with your personal experience
What is text to self
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