1. Summary VS Analysis
Sometimes we get a summary and analysis confused. They
might fit in the same category, but they are far more different
from each other.
2. What is the difference between
Summary Analysis
When explaining a summary it is Breaking down a topic into smaller parts to
followed by a short description get a better meaning and understanding.
and key points that happen in To take apart something and explain it from
the story. ones point of view.
A basic recapitulation or a Analysis can be up for an open opinion or
restatement shorten down from argument on how someone feels about a
its original work. topic.
May include: who, when, what, Address the main topic that the author is
how why, where. trying to make and giving details how they
supported the argument.
Summaries include, movies,
television shows, new, political Cite to make the argument strong. You can
debates and sports. only give your opinion on how well the
author did to convince the reader.
Should not include your opinion
or what you think the author
weak arguments are.
3. Different elements Of Summary and Analysis
Who: those involved Relationships, trends, patterns
What: the event or topic being Roles of people, places, objects,
covered situations
When: time, period, night or Consequences or results of
day events, decisions and processes
Where: the location, distance, Causes and effects
place
Advantages and disadvantages/
Why: the cause or causes gains and losses
How: the process Strengths and weaknesses
4. Cinderella
Story
Summary: Once a upon a time, there was a
Anaylsis: The story of Cinderella is a
beautiful girl that lived with her wicked symbol of the Christian religion.
step-mother and step sisters. She was a Cinderella represents the Christian
servant to them and they treated her very that is following the laws of God. She
poorly. Her only friends were the animals in is seen as kind and innocent but is
the village. The prince was throwing a ball, placed under oppression of the world.
and it was coming up, so Cinderella The oppression is symbolized by her
decided to make a dress, but is caught by family. Her step-mother and step-
her evil step sisters and they shred it into sisters represent the sinful man who
pieces. Luckily, her fairy god-mother is constantly against the people of
comes transforms her plain clothes and God. The fairy god-mother represents
animal friends into a beautiful dress and God’s angels who help carry out the
carriage. She wore glass slippers. Her fairy work of God to help the Christians,
god-mother told her that she had to be delivering God’s promises. The prince
back before midnight. Cinderella got to is a symbol of God’s promises that the
the ball, met the prince, and they go off on angels help to deliver to God’s people.
their own. When the clock struck 12 AM,
The entire message of the story is
that God gives good things to those
she ran down the stairs, losing her glass
who follow his laws, but there is
slipper. Prince Charming goes all over the punishment those for those who do
village looking for the woman who it not as symbolized by the step-sisters
belonged to, but never suspected cutting off their heels and toes to try
Cinderella because she was just a poor to fit their feet into the glass slipper.
servant. After searching the entire
kingdom high and low, finally the prince
came to the door to check if the shoe fit
her evil step-sisters. After speaking up, the
prince let Cinderella try on the shoe and
surprisingly for him, it fit! The prince
realized she was his true love, and they
5. Credits
By shanice Walker
Where I got my
information from????
www.dictionary.com
http://classweb.gmu.edu
/WAC/EnglishGuide/Critic
al/analyzing.html
