Writing a Summary ... Check it out, Grade 8s!

Here is a useful sample summary:

http://homepage.smc.edu/reading_lab/writing_a_summary.htm

You'll also want to read the story which is summarized, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/2721565/The-Secret-Life-of-Walter-Mitty

You can practice summary writing on anything you are reading: chapters of novels, short stories, newspaper articles, anything!