Homework For the Weekend

Hey Class,

So for this weekend's homework I want 2 things:

1. An outline of your summary (this can be typed or handwritten)

• Write a small sentence or phrase about each paragraph; a sentence or phrase that tells you in a few words what the paragraph is talking about: focus on key words and the writer's point of view through his or her descriptions and definitions. How do they describe everything that's going on in the article?
• So if there are eight little paragraphs in the article, try and write eight sentences, or blurbs. BUT the more you write in this pre-writing stage, the easier part 2 will be. Format your outlines based around the standard outlining(<< click the link) method, when writing. 
• Remember to keep all of the sentences in order, so that they're chronological. You want your summaries to organized in order for the next part.

2. A summary of the article

• Now combine all of the information that you've gathered, and write a detailed, chronological, and MLA formatted summary paragraph(<<click the link). 
• It only has to be as long as the article takes to summarize, so if it's a big paragraph, that's good; if its a huge paragraph, like a page or beyond, then that's ok too.
• It's good to get into the practice of reading with a close eye on the writer's details, so that you can easily go back and reference content without rereading everything.     And it will help you plan out your writing, and that's always helpful in paper writing. 

slight change: If you decide to do the short articles that we read in class, I want you to write a summary for both. Only because, the articles that I posted online, are longer than the ones on the worksheet. So that's two small summaries for the articles in class.

MLA formatted with Header and title (<<click the link)
min: 3/4 of a page - max: ∞
When you turn in your assignment it will include your 1.Outline and 2.Typed Summary

Please email me with any questions.
David