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Lecture 12
Retelling and Summarizing Stories
Review of Lecture 11
• In lecture 11, we learnt how to
– Identify a personal narrative
– Analyze some personal narratives
– Write your own personal narrative
Objectives of Lecture 12
• After completing lecture 12, you should be
able to
– Summarize a story
– Determine important ideas and information
– Narrate events in a sequence
– Retell a story in your own words
Why Summarize?
• To give a gist.
• To understand.
• To check comprehension.
The Art of Summarizing
• Listen to this video and learn from a cop how
to summarize books and movies in just few
sentences.
Short Summaries
• Summary of Titanic in Two Sentences
“A boy and girl meet on a big ship that hits an
iceberg and sinks. The boy dies and the girl lives
to tell the story.”
• Summary of Cinderella in One Sentence
“A poor working girl marries a prince in spite of
her wicked step mother.”
Process of Summarizing
1. Read the story.
2. Take notes.
3. Find the main characters.
4. Note down the setting.
5. Note the story’s conflict.
6. Note the main events.
7. Note how the conflict is resolved.
8. Organize your notes.
9. Write the summary.
10. Revise your summary.
General Guidelines
• Tell the story. Don't memorize the author's words
but develop a personal, storytelling voice.
• Use an expressive voice.
• Pick what is most important to tell.
• Tell details in the right order.
• Reread a lot to check the facts.
• It really takes a lot of practice to get retelling
right.
Essential Questions
• Who?
– Who are the main characters?
• What?
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What are the main events?
What is the main problem / conflict?
What is the underlying meaning (theme) of the story?
What is the purpose of the author in writing this story?
• When?
– When do the main events take place?
• Where?
– Where do the main events take place
• Why?
– Why do the characters act or react in the way they do?
• How?
– How does the conflict resolve?
Duffy’s Jacket by Bruce Coville
Listen to and read the Story, “Duffy’s Jacket” by
Bruce Coville.
Summary for Duffy’s Jacket
“Duffy’s Jacket,” by Bruce Coville, is a short story that takes place in a huge,
dusty cabin in the woods. The main characters include the narrator, Andrew,
and his cousin Duffy, their two moms, and Andrew’s little sister, Marie. The
problem that they face is that Duffy keeps forgetting things. This leads to an
even bigger problem involving a strange, mysterious creature.
The two families leave for their camping trip, but have to return to get Duffy’s
suitcase. Once at the cabin, they spend a lot of time cleaning it up.
Afterwards, they find a message on the wall that says, “Beware the Sentinel.”
Later in the day, the kids go hiking in the woods. Duffy loses his jacket, and
Andrew has a strange feeling that they’re being followed.
Summary for Duffy’s Jacket (Cont…)
That evening, Andrew’s mom and aunt leave to get supplies, and the
children are left alone, which makes Andrew nervous. Suddenly they
hear a scratching at the door. Duffy looks out the window and sees
something huge. The children run to the barn and back to the house
while a big creature chases them. Eventually they find themselves
cornered in the house. The Sentinel comes through the door, throws
Duffy his jacket, and says, “You forgot your jacket, stupid.”
The narrator tells us that this event had such an impact on Duffy that
he hasn’t forgotten anything in over a year. We discover that
sometimes bad habits can cause big problems.
Practice Situation
• Read any one story in English and summarize
it.
Summary of Lecture 12
• In lecture 12, we learnt how to
– Summarize a story
– Determine important ideas and information
– Narrate events in a sequence
– Retell a story in our own words