5 Fingers of Summarizing
B -
What is but?
Uses like or as
What is a simile?
When and where a story takes place
What is setting?
On a beach in June
What is setting?
The main message or lesson
What is theme?
S - (the short word)
What is so?
They're
What is a contraction?
Any person, animal, or figure
What is character?
What is protagonist?
Someone who opposes the main character
What is antagonist?
What is then?
What is personification?
How the problem is solved at the end of the story
What is solution?
What is characters?
Highest point of drama in a story
What is climax?
S - (the long word)
What is somebody?
5-7 sentences
What is a paragraph?
When two or more characters want or need different things
What is conflict?
Specific details from the story to describe a character in depth
What is character traits?
A list of chapters or articles and the pages they start on
What is table of contents?
W -
What is wanted?
Words that make sound(s)
What is onomatopoeia?
Sequence of events
What is plot?
Conclusion or judgement
What is making inferences?
Short, clear description that gives main facts of a story
What is summarizing?
What is a summary?