Eagle+Summaries

Eagles Assignment Summaries!
We've been working this week on summarizing fiction and non-fiction texts.

Use the templates below to write a short summary of the book you are reading at home. You will need to copy and paste the template, then open a discussion to write your summary. If your book is a fiction book then use the "Summary Style" template. If your book is a non-fiction book then use the "What's the Big Idea?" template. Check your work carefully to make sure you have used punctuation and capitalization.

Summary Style - Fiction Summary
Name _
 * When writing a short summary of a section of a book, it’s important to leave out**
 * most of the events! Otherwise you are telling the whole story all over again.**
 * That’s a no-no. Use this format to help you tell only the most important parts**
 * of the section in your summary. Fill in the blanks with notes from the book.**


 * Title and Author:**
 * Characters:**


 * Setting:**


 * Problem:**


 * Solution:**

Now write your notes into a paragraph of complete sentences. Bada-Bing, Bada-Boom! Summary.


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What’s the Big Idea? Non-fiction Summary

Title and author: Candymakers - Wendy Mass


 * Identify the important ideas:**


 * **Important Idea** || **Important Idea** || **Important Idea** || **Important Idea** ||
 * 4 kids are in a contest to get the best candy || One of the kids is a spy || One of the kids is rich and snotty || Two of the kids are normal ||


 * Combine the ideas into a paragraph using complete sentences:**

to make the best candy. One of the kids is a spy trying to steal the candymaker's secret ingredient. Another kid is rich, snotty and bosses everyone around. The other two kids are regular children. ||
 * **In the book …. by….. The author is discussing …** ||
 * In the book Candymakers by Wendy Mass four kids are in a candy contest