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FredrikKaspersen Posted 11 years ago
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Summarizing?!
I am going to have a book talk with my teacher, and he will ask question about each chapter of the book.
So, I thought it'd be good to summarize each chapter of the book, so that I am prepared for whatever he'll ask. However, I tend to scribble down way too many details, and everything ends up in a mess. It makes me both tired of reading and writing.
I've worked on a few mind maps with pictures that I've drawn, and that works pretty well, but that doesn't really help when it comes to answer questions... Do you have some good advice?? I'd appreciate it!
So, I thought it'd be good to summarize each chapter of the book, so that I am prepared for whatever he'll ask. However, I tend to scribble down way too many details, and everything ends up in a mess. It makes me both tired of reading and writing.
I've worked on a few mind maps with pictures that I've drawn, and that works pretty well, but that doesn't really help when it comes to answer questions... Do you have some good advice?? I'd appreciate it!
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First, can I assume this is a story--a work of fiction? ) Summarizing is an art you develop by practice. But let me make a couple of suggestions.
- First, can I assume this is a story--a work of fiction?
- ) Summarizing is an art you develop by practice.
- But let me make a couple of suggestions.
- Before you start on the chapter summaries, you need to know what the whole book is about.
- If you can put that into a sentence or two, you can use it as a guide for what to include in the chapter summaries.
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First, can I assume this is a story--a work of fiction?
(If not, I would offer a different approach.)
Summarizing is an art you develop by practice. But let me make a couple of suggestions.
Before you start on the chapter summaries, you need to know what the whole book is about. If you can put that into a sentence or two, you can use it as a guide for what to include in th
(If not, I would offer a different approach.)
Summarizing is an art you develop by practice. But let me make a couple of suggestions.
Before you start on the chapter summaries, you need to know what the whole book is about. If you can put that into a sentence or two, you can use it as a guide for what to include in th
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Doctor DFirst, can I assume this is a story--a work of fiction?Yes, I'm going to talk about the short story The Call of the Wild. I have an over all good picture of the whole book and its scenery, I've even highlighted locations, characters and events with a marker. But when it comes to writing it down in own words, I write too much, way more than 2 pa
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FredrikKaspersenI write too much, way more than 2 paragraphs per chapter.That's better than a blank sheet of paper.
It is easier to cut - just omit minor characters and embellishments on the plot. Leave out the chapters that are not essential to the story.
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