Summary Writing

We are preparing for our Book Talk presentations. Book Talks are a BIG project and presentation that all Grade 4 students are doing that is due on Wednesday, February 28. We have to read a new book and then tell the class about it in a 5 minute presentation. We also need to show the class a project (like a book trailer, book jacket, or diorama) that teaches them about the story. 

This week, we have been practicing writing summaries. It is hard to take an entire chapter book and synthesize it down to just a few important events. But, we have done it for Wonder and Wish Tree (our class read alouds this year). We know that a good summary includes: 

• the book title
• the author's name, and illustrator
• the name of the main character
• the name(s) of other important characters who appear a lot in the book
• the setting (where/when the story takes place)
• the main problem
• a cliffhanger that makes people want to read the story

We are NOT telling people the ending. 

(For our Book Talk, we are allowed to use more than 5 sentences). Check the Book Talk expectation sheet that was sent home and is posted in the Google Classroom for more help.