A
summary
is
condensed
version
of
a
larger
reading
.
A
summary
is
not
a
rewrite
of
the
original
piece
and
does
not
have
to
be
____________________
.
To
write
a
summary
,
use
your
own
words
to
express
briefly
the
main
____________________
and
relevant
____________________
.
Your
purpose
is
to
give
the
basic
ideas
of
the
original
____________________
.
What
was
it
about
and
what
did
the
author
want
to
____________________
?
While
reading
the
original
work
,
take
____________________
of
what
or
who
is
the
focus
and
ask
the
usual
____________________
that
reporters
use
:
Who
?
What
?
When
?
Where
?
Why
?
How
?
Using
these
questions
to
examine
what
you
are
reading
can
help
you
to
write
the
____________________
.
Sometimes
,
the
central
idea
of
the
piece
is
stated
in
the
introduction
or
first
paragraph
,
and
the
supporting
ideas
of
this
central
idea
are
presented
one
by
one
in
the
following
paragraphs
.
Always
read
the
____________________
paragraph
thoughtfully
and
look
for
a
thesis
statement
.
Finding
the
____________________
statement
is
like
finding
a
____________________
to
a
locked
door
.
Frequently
,
however
,
the
thesis
,
or
central
idea
,
is
____________________
or
suggested
.
Thus
,
you
will
have
to
work
harder
to
figure
out
what
the
author
wants
readers
to
____________________
.
Use
any
hints
that
may
shed
light
on
the
meaning
of
the
piece
:
pay
____________________
to
the
title
and
any
____________________
and
to
the
opening
and
closing
lines
of
paragraphs
.
In
writing
the
summary
,
let
your
reader
know
the
piece
that
you
are
____________________
.
Identify
the
title
,
____________________
and
source
of
the
piece
.
