Read the paragraph from which the above examples were taken..
1"It was natural that a man like Franklin should be sought out for public office. 2He began on the local level as Justice of the Peace, Philadelphia Postmaster, and Clerk of the General Assembly of Philadelphia. 3In the troubled years before the French and Indian War he wrote numerous tracts, such as 'Plain Truth' (1747) and 'Plan for Settling the Western Colonies' (1756) which dealt with Pennsylvania problems. 4In 1757 Franklin was sent to England to serve as agent of the Pennsylvania legislature. 5He remained there, except for a year's respite in 1763-1764, until 1775. 6During those years he became an agent for several colonies... 7gradually he came to be the spokesman for all the colonies. 8To the English he was as close to an American Ambassador as there was."
Reread the condensed phrases you created for the sentences in this paragraph.
State in one sentence, or at the most two sentences, the basic idea of the paragraph. Remember, the paragraph summary is more general than the sentence summary. But it may need some detail not found in your condensed phrases in order to be accurate and smooth.
Because of his talents, his intelligence and his disposition, Benjamin Franklin was destined to represent the best the United States had to offer. That became evident in the numerous public offices that he held.
Franklin served his fellow colonists from before the French and Indian War by writing political tracts, serving in local office, representing Pennsylvania in England and finally acting as a representative of the American colonies.
