"How to write a summary" Assignment
Directions:
- Read the article below.
- Write one open-ended discussion question inspired by this article. (Be sure to follow the guidelines for question-writing that we went over before).
- Write a 1 paragraph (5-8 sentence) summary of this article.
- Submit your question and your summary on Turnitin.com under the assignment titled "Summary Assignment." Your question and your summary paragraph should be submitted before the start of our next class.
"How to write a summary" Article:
Summarizing information is a skill that you will use for the rest of your life; however, writing a helpful, accurate summary is more difficult than you might first think. If you follow this advice, you will start to see improvement in your summary-writing skills.
- Step One: Determine your Focus
- Step Two: Scan the Text First and Annotate
- Step Three: Re-read the Text
- Step Four: Write the Summary
Objective:
Facts / Data
Direct Observations Unbiased |
Subjective:
Opinions / Beliefs
Feelings Judgements |
- Step Five: Revise the Summary
Adapted from: Summarizing a Research Article 1997-2006, University of Washington