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READING STRATEGY 2: STOPPING TO SUMMARIZE

DIRECTIONS: After each noted section, briefly summarize (2-3 sentences) what the passage was
about. At the end of each chapter, summarize what the chapter contributes to the text as a whole
(or what you think it might contribute).
Pages 74-76 Tears of a Clown:
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What does this chapter add to what we have read?
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Pages 77-78 At school today to Cool, cool, cool,
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Pages 78-81 So, later that night to finish
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What does this chapter add to what we have read?
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Pages 82-87 I walked in like a zombie to I did it for science.
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Pages 87-91 He walked away. To So I went to school the next day
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Pages 92-98
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What is this chapters purpose in the novel?
My Sister Sends me an Email
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What is this chapters purpose in the novel?
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