W8D5 Reading

Introduction

Review your journal work and the anchor chart for summarizing.

 

Take a Look

Summary is using your own words to write a shortened version of the story

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An Honest Mistake

Read An Honest Mistake again by Karen Meissner.

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In your Journal: Draw out the nine boxes for the Summary Step-Up Strategy. Complete the steps for author/title, the main character, main character description, setting, problem, important event one, important event two, important event three, and solution. Then, put your sentences together for a summary. Don’t forget transition words.

 

  

 

    

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