Summery:
In chapter two of the book They Say I Say by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein's it is talked of how to summarize. It is explained that one needs to put themselves in the writers shoes. They also explain that during the summery one is not to show emotions because one would sound very bias. The author explains that the point is to "suspend one's own convictions" They allude to how acts do so to be able to "'become'" the character they have to act. It is explained that a writer has to grab the readers attention because if one doesn't then t is what he authors believe as 'the closest cliché syndrome." It is explained to always use what others have said as a tool, it is important to know what the person you are quoting is trying to say. If one does not do so then the writer only ends up talking to no one because they loose their readers.
Response:
As I read this I though it would be a good idea to practice by summarizing this section in this blog. I understand what the chapter was trying to teach. In high school we summarize more than teachers want us to. We never really understand how to look at different perspectives, I feel that is because we can be very selfish at times. We forget that to make a bigger statement is better to know when to actually include our opinion instead of putting how we feel about the writer thought the whole time we try to explain what the writer was saying. At times I catch myself including my opinion because I feel like the summer can be very dry. By writing this summery myself I had a chance to practice what the author was trying to teach. Before writing the summery I need to understand what the author is saying before trying to put it in my own words, as any one who read this book will learn after reading this chapter.
