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What does it mean to "summarize" something?
To tell, in your own words, what has happened in the story.
How would you summarize the story "Reading Buddies"?
Must summarize, in your own words, without simply retelling the story.
Information is listed step by step. Explains how to do it or how it happened.
Sequence and Order
The words "first", "then", "next", and "finally"
Sequence and Order
What does entertain mean?
To make someone laugh or tell them a story.
What is a "main idea"?
What the story is mostly about.
How would you summarize the story "My Life With Chimpanzees"?
Must summarize, in your own words, without simply retelling the story.
An action and its results are explained
Cause and Effect
The words "alike", "both", "different", and "unlike"
Compare and Contrast
What does inform mean?
To tell information such as facts
What is meant by "important details"?
Important details support the main idea of the story.
How would you summarize the story "Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?
Must summarize, in your own words, without simply retelling the story.
Tell how two things are similar and different.
Compare and Contrast
The words "for example", "for instance", "specifically", and "in addition"
Description
What does persuade mean?
To try to get someone to do something or to think a certain way.
What's the difference between "retelling" and "summarizing" a story?
A retelling is when you describe the story in complete detail from start to finish. A summary includes only the details that support the main idea.
How would you summarize the poem "A Blessing"?
Must summarize, in your own words, without simply retelling the story.
A problem and answer are suggested
Problem and Solution
The words "issue", "therefore", "due to", and "since"
Problem and Solution
What does pie tell you?
Why the author wrote the story or passge
When you write a summary, it must be written in the correct sequence of events. What does sequence mean?
Sequence means the order in which an event takes place.
How would you summarize the poem "Predators"?
Must summarize, in your own words, without simply retelling the story.
Descriptive details to tell information.
Description
The words "since", "leads to", "consequently", and "as a result of"
Cause and Effect
What do all three letters in PIE stand for?
Persuade Inform Entertain