English 12

Summary and Discussion Project

Name: ______________

Assigned Chapters: __________

Due date:_________________

Each student will be assigned 1-2 chapters of Denise Chongs The Concubines Children, a
non-fiction memoir, to summarize and report.
Your responsibilities:
-Read your chapters thoroughly.
-Research any contextual events that factor into your chapters.
-Write a summary of the chapter including:

Key events
Story and character development
New vocabulary (10 words)
New facts

-Prepare 8 interesting questions about your chapter and how it relates to the story as a
whole.
You will be assessed on the following criteria:
Strength of summary: /16
Vocabulary: /10
Questions: /16
Graded Discussion: /20
Total:

/62