Super Summarizer - The Giver
Reading
How to summarize what you have read in a paragraph, a sentence, and just two words, using The Giver as an example.
Summarization is the summing up the most important parts of the story, leaving out insignificant details. Summing it means making shorter than the tex, use your own words and main ideas only.
What questions should I answer in my summarization?
When?
When is the story taking place.
Who?
Who is involved in the story.
Where?
Where is this part of the story taking place.
And what?
What is happening during this part of the story.
When?
As you are thinking as to when is the part of the story taking place,think about after what event is part of the story.
During what season?
During what year?
Who?
When thinking about which characters are involved in this part of the story.
Think about what types of groups of characters are involved.
What specific characters take action?
What are their names.
What characters are observing what's going on
Where?
When thinking about where this part of the story is taking place, don?t only think what part of the world.
Also think about where in the house this story is taking place.
Where in the building?
Where in the community or society is this story taking place.
What?
When thinking about what is happening in this part of the story, be sure to think of events and actions that happened in the beginning, middle and ending of this part. Add extra, who, where, and when if necessary. But do not include too many unimportant details.
Let?s try with Chapter 7 of the Giver.
When? Chapter 7 of the Giver takes place After the Ceremony of the Elevens.
Who? Jonas, the other twelves, the Elders and community members are part of this chapter.
Where?
This chapter takes place in the auditorium.
Now, what is happening in Chapter 7.
In the beginning, the Twelves wait to be called while the Chief Elder gives the speech.
In the middle, Asher is assigned Assistant Director of recreation and Fiona caretaker of the old.
In the end, Jonas is skipped over and wonders what he has done wrong.
Let's put this all together.
After the Ceremony of the Elevens, Jonas, the other twelves, Elders, and community members are still in the auditorium. As the Chief Elder gives a speech, the twelves wait to be called. Then, Asher gets Assistant Director of Recreation followed by Fiona getting Caretaker of the old. However, once they get to Jonas? number, he is skipped over, which makes him wonder what he?s done wrong.
In order to pare this down into a one sentence summary, pick out the most important parts. After the Ceremony of the Elevens,
the twelves wait to be called.
Asher and Fiona get assigned jobs.
Jonas is skipped over.
Nex,put these important parts in to one sentence.
After the Ceremony of the Elevens, the twelves wait to be called, then, Asher and Fiona get assigned jobs, but Jonas is skipped over.
It should be 15 to 25 words in all.
When narrowing down your summary, determine the most important parts of the sentence. It is the Ceremony?
The twelves.
The wait? Asher and Fiona?
Assigned jobs?
Jonas?
Or the being skipped?
What sets this chapter apart from the others.
Something you will likely remember form this chapter is the Ceremony. So your one to two words could just be Ceremony. Twelves? Ceremony or Jonas? Ceremony.
Or you may have remembered the being Skipped the most. So your one to two words could be Jonas skipped, skipped assignment, or just skipped.
In Summation, first determine the When, Where, Who of your reading, along with the Beginning, Middle and End. Combine these ideas for an overall summary and narrow down the most important parts for one sentence.
Choose the most crucial or memorable words for your one to two words for your one to two word summary.
Summarizing the text will help you understand and remember the events of your story Now you try with your novel.
What questions should I answer in my summarization?
When?
When is the story taking place.
Who?
Who is involved in the story.
Where?
Where is this part of the story taking place.
And what?
What is happening during this part of the story.
When?
As you are thinking as to when is the part of the story taking place,think about after what event is part of the story.
During what season?
During what year?
Who?
When thinking about which characters are involved in this part of the story.
Think about what types of groups of characters are involved.
What specific characters take action?
What are their names.
What characters are observing what's going on
Where?
When thinking about where this part of the story is taking place, don?t only think what part of the world.
Also think about where in the house this story is taking place.
Where in the building?
Where in the community or society is this story taking place.
What?
When thinking about what is happening in this part of the story, be sure to think of events and actions that happened in the beginning, middle and ending of this part. Add extra, who, where, and when if necessary. But do not include too many unimportant details.
Let?s try with Chapter 7 of the Giver.
When? Chapter 7 of the Giver takes place After the Ceremony of the Elevens.
Who? Jonas, the other twelves, the Elders and community members are part of this chapter.
Where?
This chapter takes place in the auditorium.
Now, what is happening in Chapter 7.
In the beginning, the Twelves wait to be called while the Chief Elder gives the speech.
In the middle, Asher is assigned Assistant Director of recreation and Fiona caretaker of the old.
In the end, Jonas is skipped over and wonders what he has done wrong.
Let's put this all together.
After the Ceremony of the Elevens, Jonas, the other twelves, Elders, and community members are still in the auditorium. As the Chief Elder gives a speech, the twelves wait to be called. Then, Asher gets Assistant Director of Recreation followed by Fiona getting Caretaker of the old. However, once they get to Jonas? number, he is skipped over, which makes him wonder what he?s done wrong.
In order to pare this down into a one sentence summary, pick out the most important parts. After the Ceremony of the Elevens,
the twelves wait to be called.
Asher and Fiona get assigned jobs.
Jonas is skipped over.
Nex,put these important parts in to one sentence.
After the Ceremony of the Elevens, the twelves wait to be called, then, Asher and Fiona get assigned jobs, but Jonas is skipped over.
It should be 15 to 25 words in all.
When narrowing down your summary, determine the most important parts of the sentence. It is the Ceremony?
The twelves.
The wait? Asher and Fiona?
Assigned jobs?
Jonas?
Or the being skipped?
What sets this chapter apart from the others.
Something you will likely remember form this chapter is the Ceremony. So your one to two words could just be Ceremony. Twelves? Ceremony or Jonas? Ceremony.
Or you may have remembered the being Skipped the most. So your one to two words could be Jonas skipped, skipped assignment, or just skipped.
In Summation, first determine the When, Where, Who of your reading, along with the Beginning, Middle and End. Combine these ideas for an overall summary and narrow down the most important parts for one sentence.
Choose the most crucial or memorable words for your one to two words for your one to two word summary.
Summarizing the text will help you understand and remember the events of your story Now you try with your novel.