TITTLE OF STORY

HOW TO WRITE A SUMMARY?

**FIRST WRITE THE TITLE OF THE STORY YOU JUST READ ON TOP***DO NOT FORGET TO WRITE YOUR NAME AND DATE.**CHOOSE A TENSE TO USE IN YOUR SUMMARY: IT’S STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO USE THE PAST SIMPLE (3 rd paragraph WHAT)

1ST PARAGRAPH: Write about WHEN + WHERE.

-The story takes place in…….WHERE (The story took place in…)-The story is taking place…..WHERE

-The story occurs in…..WHEN- The story happens (is happening)….WHEN

2ND PARAGRAPH: WHO good descriptions of the main characters. Write about their physical appearance, and write about their personality (brave, sad, happy, friendly, etc.).

-The main characters are:_______________, _____________,________________, ……“Pedrito” is a __________, _____________________. “Alicia” is a ____________........

3rd PARAGRAPH: WHAT . You have to write a summary about what’s going on in the story, what has happened…. Write about the main events of the story. PAST TENSE

-The story occurs like this. One day….-The story’s summary is…..One day…-In the story there are three main events. First…..Second….and Finally…

CONNECTORS: Next, Afterthat, Although, But, however, First of all, also, In second place, then, in one hand, in the other hand, later, finally, etc.

4th PARAGRAPH: PERSONAL OPINION. Write whether you liked or not the story and WHY?

-In my personal opinion I think……..because……- From my point of view I would say the story is…… because…..- To end up/sum up my summary I’m going to tell you I didn’t like/loved/hated/liked….because…

DATE12/12/12

Ricardo Lopez…