1. Story Summary (Fiction)

2. What is a Summary? A story summary tells the most important ideas in a fiction story.

3. How do I Summarize a Fictional Story ? 1 st sentence – Tell the name of the story, characters and setting. 2 nd sentence – Tell the conflict (problem). 3 rd sentence – Tell a plot event. 4 th sentence – Tell a plot event that came after the first one. 5 th sentence – Tell a plot event that came after the second one. 6 th sentence – Tell the resolution or solution to the problem.

4. Let’s Try It! We are going to use Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

5. 1 st sentence – Tell the name of the story, characters and setting In the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the main characters are the Three Bears and a girl named Goldilocks and the story takes place at the bears’ home.

6. 2 nd sentence – Tell the conflict (problem). Goldilocks went for a walk in the woods all alone and wandered in the home of the Three Bears while they were away.

7. 3 rd sentence – Tell a plot event. Goldilocks was hungry, so she tried to eat the bears’ porridge.

8. 4 th Sentence- Tell a plot event that came after the first one. Then, Goldilocks was tired so she tried to rest in their chairs, but she broke Baby Bear’s chair.

9. 5 th sentence – Tell a plot event that came after the second one. Next, Goldilocks decided she was still tired so she tried to take a nap in the bears’ beds.

10. 6 th sentence – Tell the resolution or solution to the problem. Finally, the Three Bears came home and scared Goldilocks away.

11. Let’s Put it All Together! In the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the main characters are the Three Bears and a girl named Goldilocks and the story takes place at the bears’ home. Goldilocks went for a walk in the woods all alone and wandered in the home of the Three Bears while they were away. Goldilocks was hungry, so she tried to eat the bears’ porridge. Then, Goldilocks was tired so she tried to rest in their chairs, but she broke Baby Bear’s chair. Next, Goldilocks decided she was still tired so she tried to take a nap in the bears’ beds. Finally, the Three Bears came home and scared Goldilocks away.