Article Summary

Directions

Write a summary (at least 250 words) of “We Are the Wildfire” by Naomi Klein. This article can be found in your They Say/I Say textbook in Chapter 19.

Your goal for this assignment is to summarize the article’s main ideas and important points clearly, concisely, and accurately

Use the templates in They Say/I Say for representing the words of others and for introducing quotations.

Here are a few points for writing a summary:

· In the first sentence, mention the title, author, and the essay’s main idea or thesis

· Be objective and use the third person, “he/she/they,” point of view

· Focus on the text and not your own ideas

· Put the summary in your own words

· If you do use a small quotation, put it in quotes and give the page number in parentheses

· Limit your summary to the key points

Plagiarism

You are expected to write primarily in your own voice using paraphrase, summary, and synthesis techniques when integrating information from class and outside sources. Use an author’s exact words only when the language is especially vivid, unique, or needed for technical accuracy. Failure to do so may result in charges of academic dishonesty.

Overusing an author’s exact words, such as including block quotations to meet word counts, may lead your readers to conclude that you lack appropriate comprehension of the subject matter or that you are neither an original thinker nor a skillful writer. It is best if you write this paper without any materials from outside sources.