What movie does this summary describe?

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What movie does this summary describe?

• Its about this guy who loves candy. He takes a
  trip to visit his family, and he sings a lot. He
  sings when hes happy, sad, or nervous. He
  experiences some problems, but the movie has a
  happy ending.

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Its hard to guess!

• ?

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Now, what movie does this summary describe?

• This is a heart-warming and quirky comedy about
  an orphan elf, Buddy, in search of love and
  acceptance. Buddy travels from his home, the
  North Pole, to New York in his desperate attempt
  to find his dad--a dad who doesnt know he
  exists. After finding his dad and being rejected
  by him, Buddys continues to reach out to his dad
  anyway. Though its a bumpy ride, Buddy ends up
  spending the pre-Christmas season with his
  new-found family. Buddy meets his future wife at
  his job during the day. (continued)

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• He also manages to inspire his dad to put family
  before work. In addition, Buddy spreads enough
  Christmas cheer to end up saving Christmas.
  Throughout the movie, Buddy does many comical
  things that make the audience laugh. In the end,
  Buddy finds the love and family ties he was so
  desperately searching for--leaving him one happy
  elf.

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Elf
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What movie does this describe?

• Its about a man who is really intense and
  doesnt have a lot of money. He gets in an
  argument with his friend. He is a little selfish
  but he ends up helping people.

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Its hard to guess!

• ?

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Now, what movie does this summary describe?

• This feel-good comedy showcases the trials and
  triumphs of a passionate, poor musician who
  inspires young students to develop a love for
  music. Dewey Finn is about to get kicked out by
  his roommate because he cant pay his rent when
  he accepts a long-term substitute job as a fourth
  grade teacher under his friends name, Ted
  Schneebly. At first, Mr. Schneebly (Dewey)
  just wants to count down the minutes until
  schools out. However, he soon realizes that if
  he can make his students into a talented rock
  band, they could possibly win him money at an
  upcoming competition. (continued)

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• Dewey gets all of the students actively involved
  each kid contributes to their band. Soon, the
  class is enthusiastically preparing to perform at
  the competition. While the band continues to
  improve, Dewey has difficulty keeping up the lie
  that hes Mr. Schneebly. In addition, the
  administration and the parents dont have a clue
  whats really going on. Both lies end up being
  discovered and it seems that nothing will work
  out however, fortunately, this rocking class
  prevails. In the end, Dewey learns to put others
  before himself, and the students get to keep
  learning from him during private lessons after
  school.

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Which movie summaries were better? Why?
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The better summaries-identified the main
idea-gave details about important events in the
beginning, middle, and end-concluded with a
summarizing statement
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Besides telling someone about a movie, what other
real-life situations might require you to
summarize information?
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During a Doctors Office Visit--tell your doctor
about your symptomsAfter a Car Accident--tell a
police officer what happenedAt Home--tell your
parents about your day at schoolWith
Friends--tell them about your sporting eventAt
School--summarize information for assignments and
tests
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4-Step SummaryStep 1 Create a topic
sentence.(IVF)
Introduce (What are you summarizing?) Verb (Examples describes, explains, tells, convinces, shows) Finish the Thought (the main idea of what youre summarizing)
Beauty and the Beast, a Disney movie based on a classic fairytale by Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, shows the importance of not judging others before you get to know them.
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Step 2 Create a fact outline.List the most
important information from the beginning, middle,
and end. Belle, beautiful and kind, lives
with her father. turns down a marriage
proposal from Gaston. gets held hostage in a
magical castle with a beast the beast is
really a prince who had a spell cast on him
She begins to care about the beast Gaston gets
jealous and leads a mob to kill the beast
Belle, the beast, and the servants fight the mob
and prevail. Belle falls in love with the beast
and he falls in love with Belle. spell is
broken, and everyone lives happily ever after
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Step 3 Write a conclusion sentence.Write a
conclusion sentence that wraps up the information
you summarized. In the end, because Belle didnt
judge the beast, she falls in love with him based
on who he is as a person.
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Step 4 Put Steps 1, 2, and 3 together into
one paragraph.Use complete sentences.Use
transition words.Check your conventions.(continu
ed)
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Beauty and the Beast, a Disney movie based on a
classic fairytale by Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne
Barbot de Villeneuve, shows the importance of not
judging others before you get to know them.
Belle, a beautiful and kind young lady, lives
with her father. She turns down a marriage
proposal from Gaston, a conceited, narrow-minded
man in town. When going on a trip for her
father, Belle ends up getting held hostage in a
magical castle with a beast. However, the beast
is really a prince who had a spell cast on him.
While at the castle, Belle begins to care about
the beast. Gaston gets jealous and leads a mob
to kill the beast as an act of revenge.
Thankfully, Belle, the beast, and the servants
fight the mob and prevail. Belle falls in love
with the beast and he falls in love with Belle.
This love breaks the spell, and everyone lives
happily ever after. In the end, because Belle
didnt judge the beast, she falls in love with
him based on who he is as a person.
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Now you get to practice creating a 4-Step Summary!

• Your task In your assigned group, read Moiras
  Birthday by Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko.
  Working together, create a 4-Step Summary of the
  story. Before you begin, you must assign roles
  within your group.
• Note We will begin this task today and finish
  it tomorrow.

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• Leader Make sure all group members are
  staying on-task and participating equally.
• Scribe Write down the ideas your group comes
  up with. Write down the role assignments in the
  heading section of your groups paper.
• Reader Read the story to your group. Use an
  appropriate volume so that you can be heard by
  your group but not disturb other groups.
• Resource Guide If you have four people in
  your group, assign one person for this role.
  Check your resource (your 4-Step Summary notes)
  as you go to make sure your group is correctly
  following all steps.
• ALL MEMBERS SHOULD CONTRIBUTE EQUALLY TO THE
  SUMMARY! RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU NEED HELP! )