A SUMMARY IS A RECAPITULATION OF A TEXT’S CENTRAL IDEAS, EXPRESSED IN A WRITER’S OWN WORDS AND SENTENCES. A RESPONSE EXPRESSES A REACTION TO A TEXT—GENERALLY TO WHAT IT SAYS, HOW IT IS WRITTEN, OR HOW IT INFLUENCES YOUR OWN THINKING; INTERPRETATION IS TO IDENTIFY ITS KEY POINTS; TO DISCERN HOW THEY RELATE TO YOUR OWN THOUGHTS, CLASS DISCUSSIONS, AND OTHER MATERIALS YOU HAVE READ