Question

What should a complete and effective summary of "A Modest Proposal" include? Check all that apply.

a paraphrase of the main ideas in “A Modest Proposal”

details about Swift’s personal life and career as a writer

an explanation of the meaning and purpose of the satire

the writer’s opinion about Swift’s essay and political beliefs

some quotations that serve as evidence of Swift’s ideas

Answer 1

An effective summary for "A Modest Proposal" includes a paraphrase of the main ideas in the story; and some quotations that serve as evidences of Swift's ideas. A good summary consists of a short description of the story and its ideas without small details that can make it very long. It composes the basic ideas and events that happened in the story

Answer 2

I believe the answer is:

1. a paraphrase of the main ideas in "A Modest Proposal"

in this part of the summary, we create a similar wording of the main ideas that we read from the modest proposal ( could be close to the original content, but make sure that it is not too close to avoid plagiarism)

3. an explanation of the meaning and purpose of the satire

( in this process, we make an effort to interpret the writer's intent and sense of humour into the summary)

5. some quotations that serve as evidence of Swift's ideas

( This is made to back our interpretation that we make in the step 3)