How do I write a summary?
Use B-M-E,beginning,middle,and end.
What are the three authors purposes?
PIE, Persuade, Inform and Entertain.
What is the first step to making a good summary?
Find headings and subheadings.
What does authors purpose mean?
The reason why he or she wrote the text.
Main or Small details?
Main details
How do you find the authors purpose?
Find out the genre and ask questions and find the answers.
What are the last two steps of summarizing?
Write a short topic sentence and combine topic sentences into a short summary.
Why do you need to know the authors purpose?
It helps you recognize the book.
How many steps of summarizing are there and what are they?
There are four steps,the first one is find heading and subheadings,the second one is find main ideas and remove unnecessary information,the third one is write your topic sentence,the fourth one is combine topic sentences into a short summary.