engineering summary

Date: [mm]/[dd]/2015

Re: 386-[section]: [Subject] for example subject could be Research Summaries and Citations

Attached to this memo are the summaries of the following four item:

1. ___________

2. ________

3. _______, and

4. ____________

Summary Article 1

Thesis Statement:

Government funding must be utilized to protect human lives and the environment from the negative effects of global warming.

Bulleted Topic Sentences Supporting Thesis Statement:

· Science overwhelmingly state that global warming is occurring and that people are causing it.

· Global warming will cause more storms and other weather extremes.

· Many communities will not be able to adapt to rapid climate change, caused by global warming.

· Global warming is a global issue.

Conclusion Statement:

Government’s around the world must unite and coordinate actions in order to stem the impacts of global warming and protect their populations from impending natural disasters.

NOTE: These are short sentences. You may add more if needed. However, keeping the assignments short and to the point is appreciated and necessary practice for good technical writing.

Hints:

You will be required to read a number of articles and texts. Summarize what you read. Please, do not write an essay.

· Reiterating the thesis statement.

· Writing three to five bullet points that highlight the main points of the chapter. (These are topic sentences)

· Writing a conclusion statement.

Thesis is the paper’s controlling idea.

Example of a Thesis Statement: Thermal management is one of many critical tasks in the design of power electronic systems.

LYNDA.com (Thesis Statement)

http://www.lynda.com/Education-Student-Tools-tutorials/Developing-thesis-statement/158319/183908-4.html

Topic sentences are the main thought in a paragraph. Each paragraph should have a topic sentence and every thought in that paragraph relates to that topic sentence.

Example of a Topic Sentence: Fixing a flat tire on a bicycle is easy if you follow these steps. Everything after this relates to the steps required to fix a flat tire.

LYNDA.com (Topic Sentences)