Instructor material: Business and Professional Writing: A Basic Guide by Paul MacRae,
Basics of Strong Writing Summary Assignment Sheet
Summary
An effective summary will:
➢ explain the author’s overall argument
➢ describe the main ideas of the text that support/ inform the overall argument
➢ include at least one notable quotation
➢ attempt to be objective (to report/ describe) and avoid personal opinion
➢ include a Works Cited entry (MLA) at the end of the work summarized
The following model is useful to adopt for academic summaries:
In their article, “Title,” authors X, Y, and Z argue such and such because of the following reasons. [Summarize the reasons and provide specific and relevant examples from the text using MLA citation.]
Instructor Materia:
Instructions:
Using the summary writing instructions above, submit a 200-word summary for “The Basics of Strong Writing” (pgs. 25 – 31)
Rubric:
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Explains the author’s overall main goal of the text |
/2 |
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Describes the main ideas of the text that support/ inform the overall main goal |
/2 |
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Includes at least one notable quotation (cited) – Reference MLA tutorial |
/2 |
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Attempts to be objective (to report/ describe) and avoid personal opinion |
/2 |
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Includes a Works Cited entry (MLA) at the end of the work summarized |
/2 |
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/10 |
Instructor material: Business and Professional Writing: A Basic Guide by Paul MacRae,
