In this unit, you also learned the elements of a good summary. A good summary should do the following:

Question

use the “literary present” to retell events
include only important events and characters
disregard minor details and irrelevant information
present events in chronological order
use clear, concise language that does not repeat the original text word by word

Answer 1

A good summary should use the literary present tense to retell events, include only important events and characters, disregard minor details and irrelevant information, present events in chronological order, and use clear, concise language that does not repeat the original text word for word.