Sunday, February 17, 2013

Summary

Read Deuteronomy 1-3

Deuteronomy 1:3 "And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the Lord had given him in commandment unto them;"

We use summary for both fiction and nonfiction pieces. Sometimes it’s subtle, sometimes more blatant.

In a nonfiction article, the summary might be the last paragraph—telling the reader what she has just learned. In a nonfiction book, each chapter might have its own summary or the last chapter of the book might be a grand summary.

Even in fiction, the characters might summarize what happened throughout the book to a newcomer character around the middle of the book. And often, there is a quick summary discussion among the characters at the end of the book, in order to make sure all loose ends are neatly tied up.

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