Summarizing



media type="custom" key="6485563" width="20" height="36" align="left" A summary tells the main parts, most important parts of a story in a comprehensive (understandable), to the point, way. Summaries can be told verbally or in written form.


 * **__ Wiki Assignment __**  **
 * Your assignment is to summarize a book you are reading. You may choose to summarize your guided reading group book or a book that you are reading independently. **
 * Draft your summary on a piece of paper. Revise it. Remember to make sure you’ve included all the story elements. Then go to the discussion of this page. For the subject, use the title of the book you are summarizing. (You will still need to include the title of your book in your summary) As you summarize if you cannot figure out how to underline the book title then put it in quotation marks. For example: “Chicken Sunday” by Patricia Polacco. Post your summary in the discussion. Your summary is due… **