Summary Name:___________ Grade(Level):___________ Date:____________

In the novel _________________________________ ____________ by ___________________________,

(title) (author)
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(This should include basic situation – characters, setting, conflict)

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(major character) (Tell one or two quick things about the major character –physical or character traits that are important.)

Along the way ______________________________________________________________________________

(Now hit the key points of the story, or complications, that are important to the conflict.)

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(Don’t forget about the climax!)

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In the end _________________________________________________________________________________.

(Explain the resolution – how is the conflict resolved/ended?)

Direction: Use the following template to summarize the plot of a fictional book.

Example

In Wonder written by R.J. Palacio, the book is about maturity. The main character’s name is
called Auggie. He is a 10-year-old boy who has many surgical scars on his face. Along the way,
Auggie’s deformed face makes him timid, however, he is a boy who wants to have an ordinary
life just like others. Other students are taught in public schools whereas Auggie has been
homeschooled by his mother. His mother convinced Auggie to go to private school. (Process)
In the end, Auggie decided to go to school trying to have an open mindset toward the world.
Keyword: #Treasure Map #Apple #Skeleton Island

1. Young Jim Hawkins inherits a treasure map and goes to sea in pursuit of treasure.

2. Aboard the Hispaniola, Jim accidently overhears Long John Silver planning mutiny.

3. He was scared to stay in the ship because the untrustworthy crews might threaten and then kill him.

Jim flees after for his life.

In the novel Treasure Island written by Robert Louis Stevenson, the book is about Adventure. A young
boy named Jim Hawkins goes on a dangerous adventure to recover the buried treasure. One day, when
he found a treasure map, him and his crews looked for a ship and went across the wide sea for the
treasure island (aka Skeleton Island). Along the way, Jim accidently overhears Long John Silver’s, a
betrayer, evil plan about taking over the treasure. When they arrived, Jim was scared the traitors might
kill him, so he flew away to the jungle.