Summarizing effectively and concisely is an important skill. Here is what we are working on in class next week:
This is How to Summarize
SOMEBODY - tell who the main characters in the story are and describe them
WANTED - what was the main character trying to accomplish or achieve in the story? What was the goal?
BUT - what or who was standing in the way of the main character's goal? What was the problem?
SO - what major events happened after the problem arose?
THEN - how did the story end? How did the problem get resolved? Tell the conclusion.
This week....the students in 7B will be applying this to the Fractured Fairytale that they have chosen in class. They will be applying this to an upcoming Media / Fable assignment (to be posted at a later date).
HOMEWORK - please have your son/daughter read an article in the newspaper / online newspaper and use these categories to begin to identify the important information. Then, using only that information, write a detailed paragraph summarizing the original article.
