An Example of a Summary This is an example summary that I wrote about a John Grisham essay. I am writing in the Plain Style. I begin with an intro paragraph, like if I were writing a real essay. I begin by trying to engage the reader’s attention, though this is not required. You can begin your interpretive essays with the summary. At the end of my intro, I put my thesis statement (brown font) for this pretend essay. Notice how, in my intro, I offer a snapshot sentence (blue font) so my readers know what I am talking about before I state my thesis. I use the author’s full name the first time, and use the last name only from then on. Finally, notice how I write about the essay in the present tense (red font) unless I am dating the essay (1998) and/or giving some historical fact or detail about the essay (green font). intro: Most Americans have walked by a homeless man on the street without stopping. Most of us have sat rigidly in our cars at a stoplight while a downtrodden person with a sign walks up and down the rows, asking for money, work, or both. In … Peržiūrėti…