Summarizing & “The Outcasts of Poker Flat”
Directions: In the space below, summarize (in two sentences…your choice of clauses) each of the following paragraphs. Be careful that your second sentence expresses the impact that the paragraph has on the narrative as a whole.
ex: The paragraph beginning, “He started to his feet…”
As snow begins to fall, John Oakhurst has a feeling that Uncle Billy has done something bad. In the context of the whole narrative, it is concerning because this group of outcasts is now caught in snow and their things have been taken.
(4) The paragraph beginning, “The third day came…”
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As the snowstorm continues, the group becomes pessimistic about their chances of survival. This paragraph adds to the overall sense of bleakness and desperation in the narrative.
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