Summarizing

Because a summary is only a short retelling of a story, you have to be sure to include only the most important details. Those details should include "who"...the main characters in the story.

Who are the main characters in chapter 2 of Because of Winn-DIxie?

This is where we tell what the main character was trying to accomplish.

What was the main character trying to do in chapter two?

Explain the problem in chapter 2 of Because of WInn-DIxie.

Remember, this is after Opal left the grocery store with WInn DIxie.

The next thing we're going to look at is the response to the problem. In other words, what did the main character do to tackle the problem.

What did the main character do to solve the problem in chapter 2?

Lastly, what was the outcome of the main character's attempt to solve the problem?

Now, let's take all of the information we learned, and write a summary of chapter 2 of Because of Winn-DIxie.

Your summary should look like this, but with you filling the information in the parenthesis.

In, (chapter and title of book), (Who) wanted to (What was the person trying to do?), but (The conflict). So, (The attempt to resolve the problem.). Then, (The resolution).