The Summary & Response Essay

At the beginning of your essay you should reference the original article by stating...

• The article's title, author and date of publication.

• The article's title, author, name of publication and date of publication.

• The article's title and the name of the author.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The introduction paragraph should include...

• The full reference to the article, the topic of the article, the background or context and the thesis.

• The full reference to the article and the thesis.

• The full reference to the article, the topic of the article and the thesis.

• The full reference to the article, the topic of the article, the background and the context.

A good thesis should include....

• What the essay will do.

• What the essay will do and the conclusion.

• What the essay will do, specifically the points you will respond to and what your conclusions will be.

Which of these is the best example of a thesis?

• This essay will summarize the article and respond to it.

• This article will summarize and respond to point 1 and point 2 from the article. It will conclude that this and this is true.

• This essay will respond to the article and conclude that this is true.

When writing a summary...

• Include only the ideas and examples from the original article that you want to respond to.

• Include only one main idea from the original article.

• Include all the ideas and examples from the original article.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When writing a summary...

• Use full citations consistently throughout the whole summary.

• Reference the article, in full, at the start, then use signal phrases and reporting verbs throughout the summary.

• There is no need to cite as the reader will know it is a summary.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The topic sentence...(more than one correct answer).

• Is found at the end of each paragraph.

• Is found at the beginning of each paragraph.

• Contains only the point from the article you are responding to.

• Contains the point from the article and your position (agree/disagree).

Your conclusion should include....(more than one correct answer).

• A restatement of your thesis

• A summary of the original article.

• A summary of your response paragraphs.

• A prediction or a recommendation

An intext citation for a summary or paraphrase should include....(choose all the correct answers)

• The date of publication

• The author's first name

• The author's last name

• The page or paragraph number

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Your response to the article should .....

• be agreement with all the main ideas in the article.

• be disagreement with all the main ideas in the article.

• be a critical and considered understanding of the article.

• be a contradiction of the article.