drafting a summary

For Monday, bring a draft summary of either chapter 38, 39 or 40 and 41.

Tuesday is the due date for Writing Task 1.2.

Drafting the Summary

  1. Opening sentence should contain text’s title, author’s name, and the main idea.
  2. Provide major details of the text by changing the major detail phrases into complete sentences.
  3. Provide minor/secondary details as needed/allowed to explain or clarify the major details but keep them to a minimum.
  4. Must be written primarily in your own words. More than three words from the original requires use of quote marks. Do not string together a series of quotes.