Vocabulary
What is summarizing?
Giving a brief statement about the main points of something
Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters. They were all banished from their kingdom by the evil Lord Farquaad. Determined to save their home, not to mention his, the ogre cuts a deal with Farquaad and sets out to rescue the Princess to be Farquaad's bride. Rescuing the Princess may be small compared to her deep, dark secret.
Shrek
The adventures of the Australian Heeler family, her parents, and her little sister Bingo...
Bluey
The story of two siblings, Sally and her brother, who are stuck inside on a rainy day when a mischievous cat wearing a large hat arrives at their door and proceeds to cause chaos in their house with his antics and two mischievous creatures called "Thing One" and "Thing Two".
The Cat in the Hat
TRUE OR FALSE: A summary should be longer than the text you are summarizing...
FALSE
In what Disney movie? Beautiful princess Rapunzel has been locked away in a tower since she was captured as a baby by an old hag. Her magical long blonde hair has the power to provide eternal youth, and the evil Gothel uses this power to keep her young. At the age of 18, Rapunzel becomes curious about the outside world, and when a prince uses her tower as a refuge, she asks him to help her escape.
Tangled
An animated TV show following the adventures of a cheerful and optimistic sea sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea in the fictional city of Bikini Bottom, where he works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab and often gets into humorous situations with his best friend Patrick Star.
Spongebob Squarepants
A dog-headed, human-bodied superhero who fights crime
Dogman
TRUE OR FALSE: Summaries should include every single detail from the passage?
FALSE
This Disney animated feature follows the adventures of the young lion Simba, the heir of his father, Mufasa. Simba's wicked uncle, Scar, plots to usurp Mufasa's throne by luring father and son into a stampede of wildebeests. But Simba escapes, and only Mufasa is killed. Simba returns as an adult to take back his homeland from Scar with the help of his friends Timon and Pumbaa.
The Lion King
On a special inner city street, the inhabitants, human and muppet, teach preschool subjects with comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.
Sesame Street
A fantasy book series by J.K. Rowling that follows the life of a young wizard and his friends
Harry Potter
What are the words used to help write a summary?
Someone (or somebody), Wanted, But, So, Then
This movie follows the lives of green-skinned, ostracized Elphaba and blonde, popular Galinda as they go from enemies to friends and eventually become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch, respectively.
Wicked
Disney Channel sitcom that follows Miley Stewart, a seemingly ordinary teenage girl living a double life as the famous pop star, concealing her true identity from most people except her close friends and family, navigating the challenges of balancing her normal life with her secret superstar persona...
Hannah Montana
Greg Heffley, a middle schooler who navigates the challenges of growing up.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
What is the difference between a summary and a retell?
A retell is every detail from the story, a summary is only the important details.
A poor artist and a rich debutante meet and fall in love on the famously ill-fated maiden voyage of the `unsinkable' RMS Titanic in 1912.
Titanic
The story of Timmy Turner, a 10-year-old boy who is neglected by his parents and tormented by his babysitter Vicky, who gains two fairy godparents named Cosmo and Wanda, allowing him to make wishes to improve his life, though these wishes often backfire and cause hilarious problems that Timmy must then fix, teaching him valuable lessons along the way.
The Fairly Odd Parents
This cat loves his bright white sneakers so much that he sings about them wherever he goes. So when he steps in a huge pile of strawberries, readers might expect him to cry and raise a fuss. But, no, this cool cat keeps right on walking and singing his song, which he changes slightly to match his now-red shoes.
Pete the Cat