Summary & Reflection
Nadia Vargas
Ms. Lehmann
English 1-3
16 October 2019
Once Upon A Time
Nadine Gordimer article ‘’Once Upon A Time’’ Is about the relationship of characters to the community they live in. Parents take safety seriously to protect their family. A mom and a dad put up a fence, topped with sharp wires, bars on their windows, and signs around their house because riots began happening in their community. They wanted to feel protected. As the neighborhood became more dangerous, they continue to add security. Their son went out to play prince. He crawled through the sharp wires and died. They protected their family too much, and it became dangerous.
Summary Reflection
Please answer all questions in complete, grammatically correct sentences.
1. Explain the process you went through to write this summary. Please be specific.
I read the story, gathered information, and typed the main idea.
2. What qualifies this paper as a summary? What are the requirements for this genre and how did you meet them?
The paragraph explains the story just in a shorter way. The requirements were to wrote about the story and i meant them by explaining the story in a summary.
3. What piece of advice would you give someone writing a summary for the first time? Why?
I would tell them to make sure you go through every step and read the whole story because you don't want to miss some important parts.
Nadia Vargas
Ms. Lehmann
English 1-3
16 October 2019
Once Upon A Time
Nadine Gordimer article ‘’Once Upon A Time’’ Is about the relationship of characters to the community they live in. Parents take safety seriously to protect their family. A mom and a dad put up a fence, topped with sharp wires, bars on their windows, and signs around their house because riots began happening in their community. They wanted to feel protected. As the neighborhood became more dangerous, they continue to add security. Their son went out to play prince. He crawled through the sharp wires and died. They protected their family too much, and it became dangerous.
Summary Reflection
Please answer all questions in complete, grammatically correct sentences.
1. Explain the process you went through to write this summary. Please be specific.
I read the story, gathered information, and typed the main idea.
2. What qualifies this paper as a summary? What are the requirements for this genre and how did you meet them?
The paragraph explains the story just in a shorter way. The requirements were to wrote about the story and i meant them by explaining the story in a summary.
3. What piece of advice would you give someone writing a summary for the first time? Why?
I would tell them to make sure you go through every step and read the whole story because you don't want to miss some important parts.