In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Use a tape measure to get the length and width of the window frame. Measuring the area will help you determine how big your new piece of glass should be. Subtract 1⁄8 inch (0.32 cm) from the measurement. The additional space will ensure that the glass will fit in the window and won't crack if the frame expands during cold weather. Go to a hardware or glass store with your measurements and buy a new piece of glass. They will cut your glass to your specifications. Let the sealer dry for one or two hours before moving onto the next step. Wood sealer will help the putty or glazing compound adhere to the wood and will help with weather-proofing your windows. This will help hold your new pane of glass in place. If you're using putty, roll it in your hands to warm it up, then apply it to the interior of the frame. If you're using a glazing compound, squeeze a tube of the compound onto the frame, around the empty hole. If your compound came in a container, use a putty knife to apply it.  Don't worry about laying too much putty or compound because you'll be scraping the excess away later. You can purchase putty or a glazing compound from the hardware store or online. Take your new piece of glass and carefully press it into the opening. The glass should press against the putty and adhere to it. Replace the clips or nails that you removed earlier by lightly tapping them back into the frame. This will help your pane of glass stay in place. Apply a layer of putty or compound around the edges of the new pane of glass. This will ensure that it's held in place with the putty on both sides of the window and will hold your new glass in place. Use a putty knife to smooth out the compound around the new window pane. Remove any excess putty or compound so that it runs flush with the frame and looks clean. Allow the putty to dry overnight so that it sets. Remember to smooth the putty on both sides of the window.
Summary: Measure the area around the broken window pane. Purchase a new pane of glass. If the frame is made out of wood, use a painter's brush to apply a layer of wood sealer around the broken window frame. Apply putty or a glazing compound around the frame. Push your new pane of glass into the empty opening. Reinsert any nails or clips that you removed earlier. Apply putty or glazing compound around the new window. Smooth the putty out and let it dry.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: You should read it without making any kind of marks. Instead, focus on really understanding what the author is trying to say. This might mean that you need to read one sentence or paragraph more than once. You might also want to reread the whole piece. That's fine. This will help you start to put the piece's arguments in your own words.  You can also ask yourself what point or points or themes come up throughout the entire piece. The title can also give you a tip as to the main point of the piece.  The author might also state their thesis more plainly by saying something like "my argument is...." or I believe...  In a fiction piece, the author will more likely emphasize themes. So if you notice that love - discussions or descriptions of it, for example - come up a lot, one of the main points of the piece is probably love. Once you know for sure what the author's main point is, reread the piece, looking for the ways they support that point. You can find supporting material by looking for details that refer to the title, surprises in the argument or plot, repetition, or a lot of attention to details such as descriptions of characters (if any). Write down each time something like this occurs. To put something in your own words, write it down as if you were explaining or describing it to a friend. In that case, you wouldn't just read what the author wrote. Do the same when you're writing down the major points in your own words. You only need to know what they're arguing. So, for example, say the author's main argument is: "The U.S. Civil Rights Movement actually began in the 1950s." They might say that black women's boycott of mass transit is an example of this. You only need to note the black women's boycott, not the examples of that boycott that the author uses. For fiction pieces, this means avoiding rewriting every single thing that happens in the piece. Focus instead on the major plot points and the main motivator for those points. Don't include everything that happens to the character along the way.
Summary: Read the piece thoroughly. Write down what you think the main point of the piece is. Reread the piece, taking notes on the major points of it. Don't focus on the evidence that the author uses to support those points.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: The main focus of being a mentor is to provide guidance as best you can, and to stay positive for both of you.  If there's something you're both finding difficult, don't be afraid to ask someone else for help — such as a teacher if you're in school, an expert in the subject, someone more senior than you at your workplace, etc. Good mentors don’t need to know everything; in fact, they need to know that they don’t know everything.  Experience, expertise, and a record of success are all valuable attributes in a mentor.  But so is having the confidence to admit your imperfections and willingness to seek out answers and guidance along with your mentee.  Show them that this is what successful people do. Mentors are not computers or encyclopedias that have all the answers on a certain subject.  Remember, this is a good thing, not a sign of your inadequacy.  Turn your uncertainty regarding an answer into a learning (and mentoring) opportunity. Instead of making up a response or ignoring a question you’re not sure about, turn it back over to your mentee.  Ask them something like "So how would you do it?". Listen to their response and find a way to build on it, with further questions, clarifications, or guidance. If your mentee doesn’t have legitimate reasons to look up to you, respect you, and accept that you “practice what you preach,” why should they want you as a mentor to begin with?  Set the right example both in how you approach the mentoring relationship and how you “live” the guidance you give.  Be punctual, prepared, and engaged for mentoring sessions.  If it seems like a chore or a punishment for either of you, the relationship isn’t working. Mentoring isn’t a “do as I say, not as I do” kind of deal; it can, however, be a “do as I do, not as I’ve done” situation, in which you draw upon your past mistakes and failures for useful guidance. Being a good mentor means being able to be objective and fair with your coaching and criticism.  If this means you can’t be “buddy-buddy” with your mentee, so be it.  Good mentors share a few similarities with good parents — one of them being that they don’t obsess over whether or not they’re “friends” with their charges.  This doesn’t mean that you can’t be a good mentor to a friend, though.  You just have to make sure that your friendship doesn’t prevent you from giving the honest feedback that is necessary in a good mentoring relationship. Also, “don’t (necessarily) be a friend” isn’t the same thing as “don’t be friendly.”  Be kind, approachable, and encouraging to your mentee; be an attentive and compassionate listener.  Use discretion in regards to what is shared with you during sessions.
Summary:
Do your best and ask for help when needed. Don’t panic if you don’t know an answer. Set a good example. Be a guide for certain, and a friend if possible.