To Build a Fire
The man ignores this old-timer’s advice about not traveling alone in the Yukon.
What is to never travel alone when it is cold?
This animal challenges the Hare to a race.
Who is the Tortoise?
This word means “short and to the point.”
What is concise?
This sweet topping represents an inference.
What is the icing?
A short explaination and only has the main idea + key details. The other includes the whole story with all details.
What is the difference between a summary and a retelling?
The story is set in this extreme environment
What is the Yukon wilderness in Alaska/Canada during winter?
This is why the Hare loses the race.
What is he became overconfident, stopped, and wasted time?
This word means “never defeated.”
What is unvanquished?
This part of the cupcake stands for what I already know.
What is the cake?
Main idea, key details, and no opinions.
What three things should every summary include?
This is the biggest mistake the man makes after falling into the water.
What is failing to build a fire successfully?
In the Reddit story, the roommate fell behind because he was doing this.
What is sitting at the water station, joking on his phone?
The Tortoise showed this by never stopping during the race.
What is persistence?
This outer part shows the clues from the text.
What is the wrapper?
The reason opinions are left out of summaries.
What is because summaries should be objective?
The central idea of the story is this lesson about human vs. nature.
What is that humans who ignore nature’s power and their own limits face deadly consequences?
The Tortoise showed this quality by never giving up and moving forward
What is resilience (or persistence)?
These two vocabulary words describe giving up something for others.
What are sacrifice and selflessness?
According to the picture, an inference is a combination of these two things.
What are clues and your brain (what I know)?
A steady runner beat his overconfident roommate in a charity 5k.”
What is a summary of the Reddit Story?
This author wrote To Build a Fire.
Who is Jack London?
The Hare in the fable and the roommate in the modern story both had this attitude.
What is arrogance or overconfidence?
This word means “bravery in the face of danger.”
What is heroism?
The picture compares inferring to this part of a cupcake.
What is the icing on the cupcake?
The five parts of a summary
Somebody, Wanted, So, But, Then