Bell Ringer SLIDES 10119 What is summary Priscilla

• Bell Ringer SLIDES 10/1/19 • What is summary? • Priscilla and the Wimps by Richard Peck • Summarizing Priscilla and the Wimps • Guided Questions from Priscilla and the Wimps

BELL RINGER • What cliques exist at Damonte today? (ex: the band kids, the jocks, the nerds, the academics) • Why do we have these cliques? • Which one are you a part of?

https: //vimeo. com/27119582 A summary is a brief restatement of a source’s main ideas. SUMMARY You can summarize a song, a short story, a movie, a play, a book, and so on… A summary should be a restatement-write it in your own words. A summary should be short! 1 -2 sentences max. Summaries should be neutral. Stick to the facts. No person opinions.

• Pay attention to the main idea of the short story. PRICILLA AND THE WIMPS BY RICHARD PECK • Do not write on the text! I am borrowing these from another teacher.

Key Ideas SUMMARIZING PRISCILLA AND THE WIMPS 1 -2 Sentenc e Summar y Create a new title On a piece of lined paper, write down 10 -15 key ideas from the text. Using your key ideas, accurately summarize the text in 1 -2 sentences. • Your summary must describe all key ideas from the text • Do not include opinions or personal info in your summary Create a new title for the short story that accurately summarizes the main idea.

GUIDED QUESTIONS FROM PRISCILLA AND THE WIMPS What characteristics of a bully do you see in this description of Monk in the first four paragraphs? What does it mean when the narrator says, “Priscilla was sort of above everything”? Why might this be important to the story? Do you think Priscilla chose the best way to deal with a bully? Support your opinion with details from the text.