Alexis Van Sickle
Ms. Lehmann
English 1-3
19 September 2018
“Night Calls:” the Summary
The short story, “Night Calls”, is written by Lisa Fugard. In the beginning, the narrator tells about the distant relationship between her and her father. Her mother died, so the narrator was sent to boarding school. Her father almost left their home, but is stopped when he is put in charge of a rare heron. This brings the father and narrator closer together. After that, the bird gets out and the daughter finds it dead and buries it. She then makes birdcalls so her father will still have hope.
Alexis Van Sickle
Ms. Lehmann
English 1-3
19 September 2018
“Once Upon A Time:” a Summary
There is risk in being too secure. This is the main idea of the short, “Once Upon A Time”, by Nadine Gordimer. The author writes a story because she hears a noise that sounds like someone breaking into her house and can’t sleep. In the story, she imagines there are riots right out sides of a city’s walls. The narrator introduces a mom, a dad, and their little boy. As the story continues, crime escalates and the family put in security, even to going so far as to put up a wall topped with razor wire. In the end, their boy tries to play in the wire and is harmed by the very measures taken to keep him safe.
Alexis Van Sickle
Ms. Lehmann
English 1-3
20 September 2018
“Rituals of Memory” Summary
Kimberly M. Blaeser writes the short story, “Rituals of Memory”. She starts the story off y telling about her friend’s tangled, curly hair, and relates it to the relationships she has with family, places, and community. As the story continues, she explains her different heritages and how they were intertwined throughout her life. She has a heritage of German Catholic and Native American; they both make her who she is. Her parents take her and her brother on trips, getting them out of their German Catholic School and teaching them more about the Native American part of their heritage. At the end, she makes the point that memories and stories from our families and communities interact in complicated ways and they are always defining us.
Summaries Reflection
1) List one thing you’ve learned from writing this paper that you can apply to other writing assignments. What will that look like?
- In these papers I learned how to actually write a proper summery. This will reflect on to other summaries for the future and hopefully help me accomplish a good grade.
2) Identify a specific revision you were asked to make and explain why (this can be at any stage of the writing process). How did you revise? What did you learn?
- The biggest change I was asked to make was to, “Rituals of Memory”. I was asked to change about half of my last paragraph.
3) What are the conventions of a summary and how did you meet those in this assignment?
-You can’t use opinions.
4) Given more time to work on this assignment, how would you improve it?
-I think I had plenty of time to compete it.
5) What is one thing you’re proud of in this paper?
-I really like my entire paper. I though it was really good
Ms. Lehmann
English 1-3
19 September 2018
“Night Calls:” the Summary
The short story, “Night Calls”, is written by Lisa Fugard. In the beginning, the narrator tells about the distant relationship between her and her father. Her mother died, so the narrator was sent to boarding school. Her father almost left their home, but is stopped when he is put in charge of a rare heron. This brings the father and narrator closer together. After that, the bird gets out and the daughter finds it dead and buries it. She then makes birdcalls so her father will still have hope.
Alexis Van Sickle
Ms. Lehmann
English 1-3
19 September 2018
“Once Upon A Time:” a Summary
There is risk in being too secure. This is the main idea of the short, “Once Upon A Time”, by Nadine Gordimer. The author writes a story because she hears a noise that sounds like someone breaking into her house and can’t sleep. In the story, she imagines there are riots right out sides of a city’s walls. The narrator introduces a mom, a dad, and their little boy. As the story continues, crime escalates and the family put in security, even to going so far as to put up a wall topped with razor wire. In the end, their boy tries to play in the wire and is harmed by the very measures taken to keep him safe.
Alexis Van Sickle
Ms. Lehmann
English 1-3
20 September 2018
“Rituals of Memory” Summary
Kimberly M. Blaeser writes the short story, “Rituals of Memory”. She starts the story off y telling about her friend’s tangled, curly hair, and relates it to the relationships she has with family, places, and community. As the story continues, she explains her different heritages and how they were intertwined throughout her life. She has a heritage of German Catholic and Native American; they both make her who she is. Her parents take her and her brother on trips, getting them out of their German Catholic School and teaching them more about the Native American part of their heritage. At the end, she makes the point that memories and stories from our families and communities interact in complicated ways and they are always defining us.
Summaries Reflection
1) List one thing you’ve learned from writing this paper that you can apply to other writing assignments. What will that look like?
- In these papers I learned how to actually write a proper summery. This will reflect on to other summaries for the future and hopefully help me accomplish a good grade.
2) Identify a specific revision you were asked to make and explain why (this can be at any stage of the writing process). How did you revise? What did you learn?
- The biggest change I was asked to make was to, “Rituals of Memory”. I was asked to change about half of my last paragraph.
3) What are the conventions of a summary and how did you meet those in this assignment?
-You can’t use opinions.
4) Given more time to work on this assignment, how would you improve it?
-I think I had plenty of time to compete it.
5) What is one thing you’re proud of in this paper?
-I really like my entire paper. I though it was really good