Read this student summary of act 1 of The Miracle Worker.

In act 1, twenty-year-old Annie Sullivan is preparing to leave her school and become a teacher herself. She is bidding farewell to Anagnos, her mentor, and to many young girls who have been her students and friends. The action slows when Annie and Anagnos have a discussion, and the play becomes boring. Then Anagnos and the girls present her with gifts, and she is appreciative and sentimental. She voices some concerns about leaving Perkins.

Which sentence should be removed to improve this summary?

In act 1, twenty-year-old Annie Sullivan is preparing to leave her school and become a teacher herself.

She is bidding farewell to Anagnos, her mentor, and to many young girls who have been her students and friends.

The action slows when Annie and Anagnos have a discussion, and the play becomes boring.

Then Anagnos and the girls present her with gifts, and she is appreciative and sentimental.

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Logan Hoover

2 October, 23:38

Read this student summary of act 1 of The Miracle Worker.

In act 1, twenty-year-old Annie Sullivan is preparing to leave her school and become a teacher herself. She is bidding farewell to Anagnos, her mentor, and to many young girls who have been her students and friends. The action slows when Annie and Anagnos have a discussion, and the play becomes boring. Then Anagnos and the girls present her with gifts, and she is appreciative and sentimental. She voices some concerns about leaving Perkins.

Which sentence should be removed to improve this summary?

In act 1, twenty-year-old Annie Sullivan is preparing to leave her school and become a teacher herself.

She is bidding farewell to Anagnos, her mentor, and to many young girls who have been her students and friends.

The action slows when Annie and Anagnos have a discussion, and the play becomes boring.

Then Anagnos and the girls present her with gifts, and she is appreciative and sentimental.

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Cornelius Ingram · Answer 1

You should remove the following sentence: "The action slows when Annie and Anagnos have a discussion, and the play becomes boring" from the summary.

The problem with this sentence is that it gives a value judgement ("boring"). This is an opinion, and it is not what is expected from a student when writing a summary. You should stick to the facts and the narration.

Besides, a summary is meant to be giving as much information in as few words as possible, and this sentence is only adding unnecessary length to it.