What is the first step in summarizing a plot? a. restating central ideas and key details b. eliminating minor or unimportant details c. connecting ideas with logical transitions d. identifying important words and phrases

 The correct answer is:  d. identifying important words and phrases

Explanation:   First you must identify words, phrases, details or important ideas; the least important or secondary must be eliminated. The purpose of a summary is to tell important details of a story. A good summary should include: title and author, type of story, setting, main characters, conflict, important events in the plot, conclusion.

each morning i wrote my name

on the dusty cabinet, then crossed

the dining table in script, scrawled

in capitals on the backs of chairs,

practicing signatures like scales

while mother followed squirting

linseed from a burping can

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