Dear Pioneers,
Tonight, you are going to summarize what you read for 25 minutes at home. Please be sure to remember the key components of a good summary.
1. Include the Title and the Author's name
2. Include important details (5 w's: who, what, when, where, why)
3. Include 3-4 details--in your own words
4. Start with the main idea
5. State the Author's purpose. (Was that chapter written to entertain you, inform you, or persuade you?)
6. Form: What happened in the beginning, middle, and end of what you read?
7. USE TRANSITION WORDS
In Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen. I mas introduced to Samuel who is very brave and adventures. To began with, Samuel lives with hi family out in the middle of now were. Also Samuel goes hunting a lot to get food. One day Samuel was hunting while his parents were at the cabin, he heard gun shots so he went back to his cabin and he saw dead people but he could not find his parents. Although he went to go look for them, he saw footprints of feet he new he was getting closer and closer. I wonder if he is going to find his parents or is he not going to find his parents. I think this stories purpose is to entertain and maybe to inform a little.
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Im reading the maze runner and it sounds kind of similar to the maze runner but also very different.I read your summary it sounds interesting!
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Great job, Rachel!
DeleteGood comment, Bennet!
The book i'm currently reading is called The Maze Runner by James Dashner.The book is about a boy named Thomas and he has been sent to this place with a huge maze.Every time the maze opens Thomas sees people running in there.He is worried because Albe sais that nobody as survived a night in the maze.Albe is a friend of Thomas and everyone else.I wonder what will happen next with Thomas and the maze.I think this book was to entertain because its about a boy with a giant maze.All I know now is that Thomas is worried and curious about what is in the maze that makes it deadly.I think that Thomas might go in the maze next.
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Great response, Bennet. I was able to picture what you are reading!
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ReplyDeleteLiesel Shurtliff is about Rump who found out that the trolls can smell magic. He is trying to find the rest of his name. He has just left to go back in the woods to find his destiny. And the troll named Mard gave him some of the food called sludge for the rest of his aventure. The author is trying to entertain the person that is reading the book.
- Manning
Why is he trying to find out the rest of his name? Did he lose his memory?
DeleteI am reading the Sisters Grimm by Michale Buckley.Is about a family not an avarige family the family has two girls Sabrina Daphne.Also there grandma Relda.I am at the part where sabrina wakes up and sees a creepy crawly tarantula on her wall.She screams so loud Daphne wakes up.Of course grandma relda runs in the room asking if if they were ok.Sabrina realized it was a prank from puk.So sabrina stomps into puks room she has never been in puks room so she docent know what to expect.she walks into his room she sees an ice cream truck and a throne for puk.she finds out its another prank because she landed in a pile of gup.they have a tough battle.hope you read this book.
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DeleteI am reading the book Flora and Ulysses by Kate Dicamillo. in the 3 chapters I read today Flora can not get over that the squirrel is a super hero so she teams up with her neibor Tootie to solve the action pact mystery. next, William who is Tootie's nephew comes over but he is temporarily blind so he is trying to figure out what everybody is talking about with the squirrel. The author wrote these chapters to entertain because action are usaly entertaining. ~ANGELICA
ReplyDeleteI'll probably ask my dad for that awesome book!
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I am happy you are enjoying this book! Knowing that you read 3 chapters for fun, makes me proud!
DeleteI am reading the book DragonBreath by Ursula Vernon. its a serie kinda mysterious and also adventurous, I like the adventure part the most! theres lots of funny parts Wendell is the smart person in the group and he tells Danny the dragon what stuff is. So the book wont be that good without Wendell the lizard and Danny the dragon. I have seen the series last year I which I saw it sooner! The author wrote this serie because he/her wants to entertain because mysteries and adventures together is way better then you think :D!
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Great summary, Jake! Make sure to capitalize first words in sentences =)
DeleteI am reading The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan.This chapter was about Leo trying to help his friends Piper and Jason getting eaten by these monsters.Leo is very good with tools and mechanics.Piper is trying to get the monsters disracted for Leo to have time.The authors purpose is to entertain.Genre:Realistic fiction~Flash
ReplyDeleteSounds very interesting! - BOB
DeleteGreat job, Flash!
DeleteI am reading THE ENORMOUSE PEARL HEIST by Geronimo Stilton. The book is about a mouse named Geronimo Stilton. On a hot summer day, Geronimo was in his office complaining about the heat and his broken air conditioner. Next, Geronimo went home to take a ice bath. While he was bathing, his friend Petunia came over and rushed Geronimo to get ready for scuba lessons at Shell lsIand. They quickly got in Petunia's car and picked up Bugsy Wugsy, Benjamin, and Aunt Sweetfur. After that, they drove to the airport and flew to Shell lsland. They landed on the South Mousific Ocean which scared Geronimo. Soon after they landed, they went scuba diving and Geronimo saw a giant blue oyster under water. The next day, the teacher, Petunia, & Geronimo tried to open the oyster but were not able to. The last part I read, they decided to leave the oyster in the ocean because it is a treasure of nature. The author's purpose is to entertain the reader.
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Outstanding response, Kolby!
DeleteI am reading Vietnam I Pledge Allegiance by Chris Lynch. This chapter was about Beck, Ivan, Arthur and Rudy. They were coming back from the Vietnam War and they had to go to camp for more training. On the way back to camp, the guys talked about things that had happened back home with their families. Joe
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DeleteI'm reading Treaties,Trenches,Mud,and Blood by Nathan Hale. In the beginning a spy named Nathan Hale or Capt. Hale was caught spying on Germany so his penalty was to get hanged by the neck. That day the gallows turned into a huge history book and ate Capt. Hale and later the history book spit him out. Hangman wanted Capt. Hale to tell a story and Capt. Hale decided to tell them about World War One. Hangman got confused and scared so he wanted a more friendly version of the story using animals to represent each country, for example the Kingdom of Serbia is represented by a wolf. I think the author purpose was to to inform you about World War One in a funny way.
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Great summary. I really want to read these books! They make history seem even more interesting!
DeleteIn Rules by Cynthia Lord you are introduced to David and Cathrine. In the first chapter Cathrine makes a list about things her brother should not do,her brother disagrees and keeps on doing them because it is summer vacation. On that day David and Cathrine have to go to their baby sitters house.The purpose was to entertain. First,Cathrine made a list for David.Secondly,David disagrees.In conclusion their dad settles it and makes Cathrine not make David do it,and they have to go to their baby-sitters house.
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Excellent, Daisy. Do you like this book?
DeleteI am reading the Witches by Ronald Dahl.In this chapter the little boy got the recipe for the candy that the witches made so the kids eat and get turn into mice the little boy is wondering why did the grand high witch want to make us turn into mice instead of something else.And the little boy is also wondering what would happen if they got some of the ingredients from the restraunt kitchen. Later that day they all went to the reestraunt and sneeked into the kitchen.Then the little boy was wondering what should I
ReplyDeleteget for the recipe then he looked their was alot of good stuff so he got when he got out and went back to the table they where all wondering when should we put it in.Then they put it in quickley and the grand high witch came and the little boy went back in the bag to put the rest of the ingredients in. When he got back out he was wondering where is the grand high witch then he saw her.All in all they finally put the recipe in. I think this is a intertain because your wondering what would happen next.
-Lilly
I'm going to have to check that book out
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Great use of transition words, Lilly! Roald Dahl was one of my favorite author's growing up!
Deletethe books of elsewhere, the shadows by Jacqueline West. It is about so far this girl olive who had a necklace on and then went to all of the gravestones and found a lady who was crying because she lost the necklace that was on olive. so she tried to find it and figured out that she had it . Annabelle the ghost made her go into the Black waters on a boat and was splashing all n her face and yelling help every second asking the cat that she found(horatio)but I didn't read about how she gets off because the book stopped at the wrong time. The author wrote this to entertain because that's how he wanted to write the book and this book was really entertaining so far and im almost done and its so good ~ Ronald
ReplyDeleteMake sure to capitalize titles and names. Overall though, great job!
DeleteI'm reading Hideout by Gordon Korman. It is about 2 kids named Melissa and Logan are in Camp Ta-da. They are trying to hide a Doberman named Luther. After a few days of trying to hide him from a series of dognappers. One day they found out that Luther had been tranqulized by 2 bus drivers and being sent to a person who used to be Luther's owner but left him at the pound when he was being run out of town. So far the author wrote this to entertain - BOB
ReplyDeleteI hope they save Luther! Great job, Bob.
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One day, Cass and Max-Ernest look for a notebook that Cass had heard about from her grandfathers. The two of them did some research and they found out where to go. When they are looking for the notebook, Cass and Max-Earnest discover that a couple named Dr.L and Miss Mauvies are also looking for the notebook. Luckily, Cass and Max-Earnest got there first.
A few days after they got the notebook, Dr.L and Miss Mauvies kidnaped a kid named Benjamin Blake. Cass wants to investigate what they are going to do to Bingaman.
~Jason~
Very good, Jason.
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ReplyDeleteThe Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm is about a girl named Ellie,her mom,and her grandfather Melvin.In the beginning Ellie thought she had one goldfish that lasted seven years when really she had thirteen.One day her mom comes home with a boy about 13 or 14.he looks a lot like her grandfather.Turns out it is,he found a way to reverse scenescense,the aging process,so he can stay young forever!!!!!!!!!!Ellie is now in middle school and her grandfather has to go with her.He hates gym the most and thinks the rest is just plain old dumb because he got a PH-D.When school was out they took a bus home but a goth kid said that the older version of him was a nut job because he was just one of those other scientists trying to dis cover the fountain of youth.He got mad at that I stopped where they are having chinese food.I think this book is to entertain.
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That sounds like a pretty entertaining book! I can't imagine going to school with either of my Grandpas--they'd find a way to get me into trouble with their humorous ways!
DeleteI am reading the The Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Road Trip by Jeff Kinney.
ReplyDeleteThe purpose of the author is to let you know what is going on with Greg and his family during his road trip. In this part of the book, Greg and his family went to a very bad motel where they removed all the sheets and blankets from the bed because they were dirty. Besides, the wallpaper in their room was ripped in holes.
Anyway Greg and Rodrick decided to go to the pool but it was empty. And at the end of the day, when Greg heard a big loud noise, he discovered what the Beardo kids did. Greg was really upset. Miguel
Good response! I appreciate your hard work!
DeleteToday i read NERDS By Michael Buckley. the book is meant to entertain. Right now one of the kid agents Ruby (she has powers to sense danger with her allergies) was trying to capture the poop researcher D.r Julian on a train that was going 140 miles per hour. When d.r Julian gave up and was almost about to give a very important vial to her when she sneezed and the vial popped out of d.r julians hands and Ruby started to chase it but she kept on sneezing it away it was like a dog chasing its tail. Then the train took a sharp turn and she fell but she grabbed a metal bar and caught the vial. TIM
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a pretty goofy book! I'm sure it's interesting to read!
DeleteThe Diary of a wimpy Kid Dog-Days in the book I'm reading. the main characters in this part of the book I read was Greg, Greg's mom, and a girl named Heather Hills. In the beginning of this chapter, Greg saw in the pictures his mother took at the pool a girl he really likes. Then, he tries to hang out with Heather. I am waiting to see how this turns out. I know he'll be made fun of, because he always does. This is an entertaining book.
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Good summary, Hunter!
DeleteIn The Candy Makers by Wendy Mass, I found out Daisy is a top secret spy. To began with, they found out because Daisy and Philip found each other in the Coco Room after hours. Miles was having a sleepover with Logan in the Tropical Room. Miles was sticking his hand in the chocolate fountain when the saw flashlights in the Coco Room. so he went in and saw them fighting over the Life Is Sweet Co. secret ingredient. Read it too find out what happens next! I think this stories purpose is to entertain.
ReplyDeleteNO BUT REALLY YOU NEED TO READ THIS BOOK! IT IS THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ!
~ Emma
Wow! You will have to tell the class about it's high reviews!!
DeleteI am reading Athlete vs. Mathlete by W. C. Mack. Russell is at a meeting with his masters of the mind group. They are planning for the egg drop project. They need a fifth person for their group and their only hope is Arthur Richardson. He is very smart but he is dresses fancy and brags so they don't really like him. Then Owen wakes up and jogs down to the park to play basketball with friends. They all get tired and have to lay down in the grass to rest. They talk about being on the basketball team together. The next day, Owen's dad wakes him up to go for a run around the neighborhood. --Cassandra
ReplyDeleteThe book I am reading is Munchen Madness by George Arnold. It is about the cats of the CIA that go to Munchen, Germany to catch Carlos the puma who escaped from PFA in Argentina. Carlos first goal is to get even with Count von Stuffel because he disclosed to Luigi & Lisa (CIA cats) his plan. His second goal is to kidnap the Luigi & Lisa and get a ransom. The Author's purpose is to inform and entertain you. I enjoyed the book because it is very international and has new words in German.
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I am reading The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan. The author's purpose was to inform us. It is about this person named Jason with all of his friends\team to convince 200 ghouls to not wake the Earth mother, Gaea.Just then, Jason gets mad at the ghouls for lying and gets the nearest knife and stabs it into the table which makes all the ghouls jump.. Jason then realizes that the gods have to cross a impossible river. Then, his mom,Hera appears and right at the moment he saw her, his mist disguise burned off and his posture straightened.
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I am reading Secrets at Sea by Richard Peck. Richard Peck's purpose is to entertain. The characters are Helena, Lamont, Beatrice and Louise. They are a family of mice. The mice are on a boat traveling to England with their humans and having all sorts of adventures. They decided to take the trip with their humans because they were worried about how they would eat without the humans. On the boat, the family met a mouse named Nigel. Beatrice fell head over heels for him. He led them to the mouse dining room so they could eat. They also met the queen who wrote a letter so they could go to the ball. At the end of my reading, Helena got trapped in a sugar filled bed.
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(characters Henry ,Violet, Jessie and Benny) CarBoxcar Children #55 By Gertrude Chandler Warner Chapter 4 they found a picture of Josiah Wade and it also said ''move it the day before'' on the picture. They asked everyone they knew in the town if it's theirs.After lots of questions, clues and on answers they still didn't who sent it to them.The next day they went to Mr.Kirby and he said there was a mailman sent post cards flying every where.They also asked Mrs.Turner who went in your store yesterday she said"Sylvia Pepper ,Rick Bass and Dawn.