TASK 10

       Instructions

1.  Go to this link, http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/storysummaryl.cfm
2.  Now, for more information, go to http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/test_tutor/grade5/skill16/frontiers.htm
3.  Practice doing all the interactive exercises.
4.  Now, it is time to make our own summary here. Based on one of  these readings,


http://www.wect.com/story/19329057/teens-benefit-by-spending-more-time-with-parentshttp://www.wect.com/story/19329057/teens-benefit-by-spending-more-time-with-parents

http://www.examiner.com/article/teens-and-oral-sex-no-big-deal?cid=rsshttp://www.examiner.com/article/teens-and-oral-sex-no-big-deal?cid=rss

http://www.naturalnews.com/025790_health_depression_television.html

post your own summary using your words. Remember that your summary has only the most relevant ideas and it is shorter than the original one.

Directions: Click on the picture to print or read the story online. Use details from the story to write a story summary.

1. What is the main idea? Write a sentence that tells the main idea of the story.

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2. What are the most important things that happened in the story? Write one or 2 sentences.

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3. Put the sentences from 1 and 2 together. Write them on the lines below. This is your story summary.
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