Summarizing & “The Outcasts of Poker Flat”

Directions: In the space below, summarize (in two sentences…your choice of clauses) each of the following paragraphs. Be careful that your second sentence expresses the impact that the paragraph has on the narrative as a whole.
ex: The paragraph beginning, “He started to his feet…”
As snow begins to fall, John Oakhurst has a feeling that Uncle Billy has done something bad. In the context of the whole narrative, it is concerning because this group of outcasts is now caught in snow and their things have been taken.
(10) The paragraph beginning, “But at the head of the gulch…”

As they leave town, the group encounters Tom Simson and his fiancée Piney Woods, who are heading to Poker Flat to get married. This encounter introduces new characters and adds a layer of innocence and hope to the narrative as Tom and Piney join the outcasts on their journey.