Summarizing

Step 1: Write a summary of the attached article. Your summary should meet the following guidelines:

• Is between 150 and 250 words(no longer)
• Includes direct quotations and paraphrased passages from the text which are cited in APA in-text citation style
• Uses attributive tags that but establishes him or her as an authority in the field of study
• Avoids personal opinion
• Is written clearly, concisely, and accurately
• Is written solely in third-person
• Includes an APA style References page
• Has been closely edited so that it contains few or no mechanical errors

Step 2:

Summary Checklist

Use these questions to evaluate your essay against the assignment requirements:

• Does this summary meet the assignment criteria?
• Does your summary present the main ideas in the original article? 
• Does this summary use effective transitions as it progresses from sentence to sentence?
• Does this summary avoid personal opinion, casual language, or first or second person language?
• Is there anything in this summary that could have been left out without losing its effect? 
• Is the summary effective? Does information need to be added or deleted to complete the assignment?