Literary Summary

Here are some guidelines to follow when you are summarizing a piece of literature such as "the Filipino and the Drunkard".

 

1.  ____ At the top left of the page, write:  ENSL 342.  On the next line, write your name.

2.  ____ Center the following title:  Literary Summary: Name of Story, i.e. "The Filipino and The Drunkard"

3.  ____ Indent the first line of all paragraphs.

4.  ____ Double-space the entire summary.

 

5.  In the first two sentences include the following:

____title of the story (in quotes)

____name of the author

____theme of the story

 

6.  In the body of the summary:

____describe and name the characters

____give the location that the story occurs

____give specific details that illustrate the theme

 

7.  _____Do NOT plagiarize.

8.  _____Use quotations rarely. Almost all of your summary should be in your own words.

9.  _____ Use the present tense in literary summaries.

10.  _____Keep the summary to about ten sentences.

 

Week 2 Assignments                 ENSL 342