Reading
What does it mean to summarize a story?
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When we summarize a story, we shorten the story and tell it in our own words.
Have you ever had a friend ask you about your favorite book? When you explain what it’s about, what do you include? You don’t retell the entire story. That would take a long time! How do you know which events to include and which to leave out of your explanation?
When we summarize a story, we only include the most important parts. Minor and unimportant details are left out.
We will take a closer look at summaries this week as we read "Benjamin Bat."