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write a short summary (one paragraph, no longer than half a page), a
general description of
Kinsolver‘s content and organization. Use proper MLA formatting
with heading, title, doublespacing, one-inch margins and 12 pt. font.
Your summary should be less than page in length. Edit
and revise for grammar, punctuation, and syntax. Include the
following elements in your
summary:
• In the opening sentence provide the title, author and essayist‘s
thesis. If the thesis is stated, then
provide the statement as a quote; if the thesis is implied, use the thesis
machine to help you
extract the main point from the essay and then paraphrase it in your
essay.
• Remember to attribute any claims made in the essay as the author‘s
since a summary is a
description of an essay.
• Classify the claim or thesis type (―Claim Cast‖ 214-17) and support
your claim choice by
explaining what is being compared and contrasted (resemblance) or
defined or refuted or
evaluated or proposed or what kind of cause and effect relationship is
established.
• Next, describe the evidence used—personal experience and/or
outside sources. If there are
outside sources identify those sources by author and/or title.
• Address the ―ethos‖ of the author by identifying those elements that
establish the author‘s
credibility in the subject matter. ―The author establishes credibility
through the use of . . . ―
• Lastly, describe the organization and identify how the parts function
to support the thesis Summary for ―Stone Soup‖ by Barbara
Kingsolver After reading and annotating ―Stone Soup,‖