Read zoo by Edward D. Hock. Complete the narrative summary. When looking for the main events, try to answer the following questions:
Who? (Who are the characters in this story?)
What (What happens in the story?)
When (When does this story take place?)
Where (Where does the story take place?)
Why (Why did these things happen?)
How? (How did the characters feel about what happened?)
Your summary should be approximately 250 words. Keep in mind this checklist for a summary of a narrative.
Write in complete sentences.
Begin with a topic sentence that identifies the main idea of the narrative, the title of the narrative, and the original author’s name.
Include supporting details, but leave out any unnecessary words or examples.
Link your supporting details using transition words.
Use your own words wherever possible. If you use the original author’s exact words, put them in quotation marks.
Include a full citation for the original article.