Mary Meyer
Ms. Lehmann
English 1-3
19 September 2018
Summary of “Once Upon A Time”
In the short story “Once upon a time,” by Nadine Gordimer, we learn that sometimes the thing we try to protect could be the thing we hurt. Gordimer wrote this story after saying she didn’t write children’s stories, but during one night she tells herself a story to go to sleep and shares that with us. A man, woman, and their child live in an upper class house in a neighborhood with riots near by. After their maid gets locked in the cupboard, they increase security, even installing a wall with razor wire. After hearing the story of Sleeping Beauty, the boy decides to play as the prince and ends the story “Once upon a time” by getting caught in the razor wire.
Mary Meyer
Ms. Lehmann
English 1-3
20 September 2018
Summary of “Night Calls”
In the short story, “Night Calls,” Lisa Fugard writes about a relationship between the narrator and her father and the events that cause that relationship to change over time. At the beginning, when Malene, the narrator, is picked after school by her father, he seems rather distant from her. He still grieves the death of Malene’s mother. Since she was Malene’s tutor, Malene is sent to boarding school and her father comes very close to leaving their home. Malene’s father gets a call about an endangered heron that was captured and agrees to take it and care for it. After having the heron for awhile, Malene's father's attitude becomes good again and has a fun time with his daughter. One night, a hyena breaks in and the heron escapes. Malene's father becomes quiet and at night he looks for the heron that gave him hope. During one of the days after the heron escapes, Malene is wandering and finds the remains of the heron, buries it, and does not tell her father. The following night, Malene slips out and hides in the nearby river. Later, when her father comes along, she ends the story and copies the heron's cry, trying to give her father new hope.
Mary Meyer
Ms. Lehmann
English
20 September 2018
Summary of “Rituals Of Memories”
Kimberly Blaser wrote an essay called, “Rituals of Memory,” that argues that we always come back to our roots. Blaser introduces her opinion with a metaphor that shows how relationships to family and community work. She uses her memories of the Legionnaires as evidence for her claim. She shares some memories of having a Native American education and going to a Catholic school. These are two defining things about her because she has Native American heritage and German Catholic heritage. Blaser closes her argument by stating that our stories and memories define who we are.
Summary Reflection
List one thing you’ve learned from writing this paper that you can apply to other writing assignments. What will that look like?
* I have learned how to begin a summary, and it can sometimes be hard for me to find a good beginning sentence. The beginning sentence includes the conventions.
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 most common revision I was asked to do was to reduce a few sentences. My English teacher would check it and write the parts that needed reduced and I made the changes. I’ve learned to only put in the necessary parts.
What are the conventions of a summary and how did you meet those in this assignment?
* The conventions of a summary are: author, title, genre, and the big idea. I met all of these by stating it in a form close to the following. Author wrote a(n) genre called, “Title,” big idea.
Given more time to work on this assignment, how would you improve it?
* If I had more time to work on this assignment, I don’t think there really is anything I could improve.
What is one thing you’re proud of in this paper?
* I am proud that my papers had very few things that needed fixed.
Ms. Lehmann
English 1-3
19 September 2018
Summary of “Once Upon A Time”
In the short story “Once upon a time,” by Nadine Gordimer, we learn that sometimes the thing we try to protect could be the thing we hurt. Gordimer wrote this story after saying she didn’t write children’s stories, but during one night she tells herself a story to go to sleep and shares that with us. A man, woman, and their child live in an upper class house in a neighborhood with riots near by. After their maid gets locked in the cupboard, they increase security, even installing a wall with razor wire. After hearing the story of Sleeping Beauty, the boy decides to play as the prince and ends the story “Once upon a time” by getting caught in the razor wire.
Mary Meyer
Ms. Lehmann
English 1-3
20 September 2018
Summary of “Night Calls”
In the short story, “Night Calls,” Lisa Fugard writes about a relationship between the narrator and her father and the events that cause that relationship to change over time. At the beginning, when Malene, the narrator, is picked after school by her father, he seems rather distant from her. He still grieves the death of Malene’s mother. Since she was Malene’s tutor, Malene is sent to boarding school and her father comes very close to leaving their home. Malene’s father gets a call about an endangered heron that was captured and agrees to take it and care for it. After having the heron for awhile, Malene's father's attitude becomes good again and has a fun time with his daughter. One night, a hyena breaks in and the heron escapes. Malene's father becomes quiet and at night he looks for the heron that gave him hope. During one of the days after the heron escapes, Malene is wandering and finds the remains of the heron, buries it, and does not tell her father. The following night, Malene slips out and hides in the nearby river. Later, when her father comes along, she ends the story and copies the heron's cry, trying to give her father new hope.
Mary Meyer
Ms. Lehmann
English
20 September 2018
Summary of “Rituals Of Memories”
Kimberly Blaser wrote an essay called, “Rituals of Memory,” that argues that we always come back to our roots. Blaser introduces her opinion with a metaphor that shows how relationships to family and community work. She uses her memories of the Legionnaires as evidence for her claim. She shares some memories of having a Native American education and going to a Catholic school. These are two defining things about her because she has Native American heritage and German Catholic heritage. Blaser closes her argument by stating that our stories and memories define who we are.
Summary Reflection
List one thing you’ve learned from writing this paper that you can apply to other writing assignments. What will that look like?
* I have learned how to begin a summary, and it can sometimes be hard for me to find a good beginning sentence. The beginning sentence includes the conventions.
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 most common revision I was asked to do was to reduce a few sentences. My English teacher would check it and write the parts that needed reduced and I made the changes. I’ve learned to only put in the necessary parts.
What are the conventions of a summary and how did you meet those in this assignment?
* The conventions of a summary are: author, title, genre, and the big idea. I met all of these by stating it in a form close to the following. Author wrote a(n) genre called, “Title,” big idea.
Given more time to work on this assignment, how would you improve it?
* If I had more time to work on this assignment, I don’t think there really is anything I could improve.
What is one thing you’re proud of in this paper?
* I am proud that my papers had very few things that needed fixed.