Article Summary

Guidelines:

• Title Page:

Title of Article

Author

Journal/Periodical Name

Date Published

Name

Course Name

Current Date

• The Articles:

• Journals: (Academic or Nonacademic).

• Topic: Your choice. Have to be related to a chapter in the textbook.

• Presentation:

• Article presentation starts the second (2nd) week of class meeting .

• The last day to present articles will be after the presentation of Term Paper or SIM.

• Completed and Presented Articles:

• Have to be uploaded in Angel for grading.

GRADING:

• 2 Points for each article presented in class.

• 1 Point for each article not presented in class.

THE REPORT FORMAT

The report must conform to the MLA/APA writing format.

The following indicates what should be covered when developing a report for the selected

Articles:

1. OBJECTIVES: {Headings}

Write a short paragraph giving a general statement of the overall objectives of the articles.

2. MAJOR TOPICS AND POINTS:

Write a short paragraph of the key points addressed by the author/s in the article.

3. SUMMARY:

Write a summary of these topics, etc. discussed by the author/s. Write this summary as if you are

providing someone the basic information covered in the article so they would not have to read it

to understand the basic points and conclusions the author/s covered in the article.

4. OPINION AND CONCLUSIONS:

Compare the materials covered in the article to the appropriate topic discussed in class or a

chapter/s in the text. Explain how or why it is related, indicate the page number and title of the

chapter/s.

Do you feel the ideas presented in the article have useful application for the course being studied?

Why or why not?

Evaluate the ideas and the author's logic in presenting them, are they sound? Are they arrived at

logically? Explain your statement.

. SCHOLARLY WRITING FORMAT SAMPLES: