The 5 Sentence Summary 1 st Sentence: Include the author (if
known) and title of the work and a brief who-what (Who the story is
about and what that person does - in General). This sentence should
be able to stand alone as a brief summary. Avoid The story LRRH is
about... by using an ACTION verb. In the traditional tale, Little
Red Riding Hood, a young girl travels through the woods with a
basket of food to visit her sick grandmother.
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The 5 Sentence Summary 2 nd Sentence-4 th Sentence: 3 main
details from the item in chronological (time) order with
transitions (first, second, later, then, etc.). Other
organizational patterns and transitions may be applied as
necessary. In the beginning, Little Red Riding Hood is warned to
stay on the path and avoid talking to strangers. She promptly
ignores her mothers advice and tells a wolf all about her
grandmother. After that, the wolf races to the grandmothers house,
kills her, and takes her place, intending to kill LRRH when she
arrives.
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The 5 Sentence Summary 5 th Sentence : Tell how the item ends.
In the end, Little Red Riding Hood escapes, enlists the help of a
woodcutter to kill the wolf, and all live happily ever after.
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The 5 Sentence Summary DO NOT: Comment on what you are
summarizing. I really liked the story Little Red Riding Hood.
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The 5 Sentence Summary Remember: Words in a title are
capitalized, and titles should be marked in one of two ways: 1.
underlined or italicized: Complete works such as a book, magazine,
Movie title 2. Title (Put in quotations): Short or partial works,
such as the titles of short stories, articles, chapters, and poems
Night(Novel) The Iliad(Epic Poem) Newsweek (Magazine) To Kill a
Mockingbird (Novel) The White Heron (Short Story) After Apple
Picking (Poem) Turk Boys Overcome 48 Year Drought (Article)
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The 5 Sentence Summary 1 st Sentence: Include the author and
title of the work (if applicable) and a brief overview of the item,
including a who-what. This sentence should be able to stand alone
as a brief summary. Try to avoid The novel Something Wicked This
Way Comes is about... by using an ACTION verb. In the novel
Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury, two young boys
try to avoid the temptations presented by a magical, evil traveling
carnival.
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The 5 Sentence Summary 2 nd Sentence-4 th Sentence: 3 main
details from the item in chronological (time) order with
transitions (first, second, later, then, etc.). Other
organizational patterns and transitions may be applied as
necessary. At the beginning, the boys watch the carnival arrive and
anticipate a fun time. After seeing the magical carousel causing
the carnival owner to become young, they disagree about whether to
try to sneak on to become older. Later, both boys realize the
danger posed by the carnival and attempt to hide from the other
carnival owner, Mr. Dark.
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The 5 Sentence Summary 5 th Sentence: Tell how the item ends.
In the end, with the help of one boys dad, they defeat the carnival
using the power of laughter and hope, but they recognize that the
evil brought out by the carnival will likely return in some other
form another day.
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The 5 Sentence Summary DO NOT: Comment on what you are
summarizing. I was disturbed by the novel Something Wicked This Way
Comes.
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The 5 Sentence Summary Remember: Words in a title are
capitalized, and titles should be marked in one of two ways: 1.
underlined or italicized: Complete works such as a book, magazine,
Movie title 2. Title (Put in quotations): Short or partial works,
such as the titles of short stories, articles, chapters, and poems
The Catcher in the Rye (Novel) The Iliad(Epic Poem) Newsweek
(Magazine) To Kill a Mockingbird (Novel) The White Heron (Short
Story) After Apple Picking (Poem) Turk Boys Overcome 48 Year
Drought (Article)