summerize article
Emily John
SummaryChecklist.docx
Summary Checklist
Go through the sample summary and identify all the required elements. Then use the checklist to ensure that this sample summary meets all the criteria for a passing grade.
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Does the summary have a title that is different from the title of the article? |
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Does the summary have the author’s first and last name, article year and title and a reporting verb in the summary’s first sentence?
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Does the first sentence include the topic and the main idea of the article? |
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Are all the main ideas of the article included in the summary? |
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Is the author’s family name (last name) and a reporting verb repeated at least two times in the summary? (e.g., Smith (1998) further argued that...) |
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Is the entire summary written in the own words of the writer? (Did he/she paraphrase appropriately?) |
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Does the summary include only the original author’s ideas/opinions? |
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Are clear and appropriate transitions and connectors used? |
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Grammar: Did the writer edit the summary to fix errors in capitalization, grammar (verbs, word form), spelling, sentence structure, and word choices? |
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Did the writer avoid plagiarism? |
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