Question

Based on We've Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson, which sentence is a minor detail that should be left out of a summary?

O Students and student leaders participate in the progression of the Movement.
Jamie Moore is the unkind police chief during the Movement march on May 2.
O Cues are given to the Movement participants through radio announcements, songs, and signals.
O Organizers instruct all participants that nonviolence is key to the Movement.​

Answer 1

Jamie Moore being unkind should be left out. That’s direct characterization, which isn’t necessary in a summary of a plot. It’s descriptive rather than a detail that moves the plot along.