Apr 6 - Summarizing Sources 1

Today we will...

1. learn to locate the most important information in a source necessary for a summary
2. learn to summarize non-academic sources in 5-7 sentences
3. use a checklist to evaluate the efficacy of a summary

Story Summary

First, let's watch a short video. When you watch the video, think about the questions here. Then you will need to summarize the story.

How to Summarize

Here is how to summarize.

Practice

Now you need to practice.

First, read this article.

Then, follow these steps to summarize the article.

Afterwards, you need to use this checklist to evaluate your summary.

Review

1. Please use this step-by-step guide to help you review the process of summarizing.
2. Here is the answer key to the summary practice.
3. Please remember to bring an academic article you will use for your research paper to class on Wednesday, and we will learn how to summarize academic sources.