Summary Writing

What form does a summary take for the Reading Report?

• Sentence

• Paragraph

• Essay

What information is needed in the topic sentence of your summary?

• Article title

• Article title, source

• Article title, source, author

• Article title, source, author, year

• Article title, source, author, year, overall topic

To show each main idea, how should you start your sentence?

• With a Transition

• With a Transition, Author

• With a Transition, Author, Year

• With a Subject

How many main idea sentences should you have in your summary?

• 3

• One for each main section/idea of the article

How long should your summary be?

• The same length as the original article.

• Half the length of the original article.

• 1/3 the length of the original article.

• 1/4 the length of the original article.

Where should you write the important details you want to include in your summary?

• In the topic sentence

• In the sub-point sentence positions

• In the elaboration sentence positions

• In the concluding sentence position

What information should you include in the concluding sentence of your summary?

• Transition

• Transition, Author

• Transition, Author, Year

• Transition, Author, Year, Overall Topic

• Transition, Author, Year, Summary of Author's Conclusion

You can include quotes in your summary.

• True

• False

You can include your opinion in your summary.

• True

• False

Your summary should be objective.

• True

• False