write a informative abstract

ASSIGNMENT 13: Informative Abstract

ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

Condensing information and recognizing a text’s main ideas are skills relevant to countless professions and careers.

Writing an informative abstract requires both of these skills, and it is a skill you will practice again as part of our research report.

You will find full assignment details on page 75 of your textbook. Read not only the sample abstract on page 72 but the article it summarizes.

Page 75

Your abstract will summarize the excerpt “Art Nouveau,” which is attached as a .pdf document;. is not that long, but I still recommend that you print off a copy to make notes on before drafting your abstract.

GRADING CRITERIA[footnoteRef:1] [1: Your assignment grade will be reduced by one letter if (1) you do not adhere to the basic formatting guidelines included on the syllabus or (2) you do not follow the topic guidelines provided for some assignments.]

Grammar and coherence (including transitions)	5 points
Title	2 points
Tone	3 points
Thoroughness and detail	10 points
Efficiency (length of 150 words and proportion)	5 points
TOTAL:	25 points