Use the exercise from the story that spot to answer the question.

Question

Which of these details would be most important to include in a summary of the story? Say 4 items to include and 3 items to not include
The narrator nursed Stephen mackaye through typhoid fever, the narrator and Stephen mackaye were once close friends, the breed of spot was unknown, the narrator and Stephen bought spot to push their sled, the story takes place in the Klondike in 1897, spot weighed 60 pounds, the main characters are the narrator his good friend Stephen mackaye and the dog they brought

Answer 1

Important Details to Include in a Summary:

1. The story takes place in the Klondike in 1897.
2. The narrator nursed Stephen Mackaye through typhoid fever.
3. The main characters are the narrator, his good friend Stephen Mackaye, and their dog, Spot.
4. The narrator and Stephen bought Spot to push their sled.

Details to Not Include:

1. The breed of Spot was unknown.
2. Spot weighed 60 pounds.
3. The narrator and Stephen Mackaye were once close friends.