Summarizing is a continued focus in our Reading and Writing Classroom. In a fiction and nonfiction piece of text, you can use the same strategies to come up with a great summary after you finish reading.
Summarizing a story means you are telling the most important parts of the story in your own words. Watch the below video to get an overview of the steps you take to summarize a story.
The below video gives you a strategy that you can use to help you write a summary and it also helps you understand the difference between retelling and summarizing.
Could you write a summary of your favorite movie or song? See my example of a summary for Justin Bieber's song, Right Here.
Who: Justin Bieber and Drake
What: Trying to convince a girl that he is interested in that all she needs is him and he promises not to hurt her.
When and Where: Setting has not been established.
Why: The girl in the song has been hurt and appears to be reluctant to date Justin.
Summary: Justin Bieber, with the help of Drake, are trying to convince a girl Justin is interested in that all she needs is him and he promises not to hurt her. The setting of the song is not established. The girl in the song has been hurt and appears to be reluctant to date Justin.
Can you summarize these songs?
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