4. All of the Above. A good summary should have details.
Examples are the
following:
<span>1. </span>Tessie
is upset (line 243) and repeats that the drawing isn’t fair (lines 259-260).
<span>2. </span>The Hutchins’s
household’s papers are collected and put back into the box (lines 261-262)
<span>3. </span>Each
member of the household draws another slip (lines 271-287).
The correct answer that would best complete the given statement above would be the second option. <span>The wisdom an author communicates about life through their story is the THEME. The theme of the story is the underlying message of the literary work which is generally applicable to everybody regardless of the race, gender, and culture they have. </span>
<span>The questions to ask are:</span>
<span>What is this paragraph mostly
about?</span>
Are there any unfamiliar words I
need to learn?
What is the author’s claim?
How does the evidence relate to
the claim?
Is the evidence relevant to the
claim?
It is important to identify what
the paragraph is about; the claim it is making as well as the evidences and how
these evidences that support the claim. In addition, it is also important to
have a full understanding of the vocabulary used in the paragraph.
