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the_summary_response_essay.pptxThe Summary Response Essay
ESL 045
Dr. Edward Magiste
Main Components - Summary
States the author and title in first paragraph
Also states the thesis and main points
Clearly identified the author’s main arguments
Uses examples only to support the author’s claims
Is no more than one third the size of the original piece
Main Components - Response
A clear and precise argument/arguments for or against the author’s main point
Can be both agreement and disagreement
Evaluates the author’s point
Contains YOUR opinions about that point and how well the author did in making it
It is persuasive, and there for contains specific references to the original piece
Outline -- 1
Summary is in a block of paragraphs
Response follows in a block of paragraphs
Follows this format, typically
Intro/Thesis
Summary
Agreement/Disagreement
Disagreement/Agreement
Conclusion
Outline - 2
Summary and response are simultaneous
Follows this outline, typically
Intro/Thesis
Summary Point 1, agree/disagree
Summary Point 2, agree/disagree
Summary Point 3, agree/disagree
Conclusion
Effective Summary
First paragraph of the Summary should contain
Name of author and work
Key ideas arranged in same order as author did
Key evidence with the same emphasis that the author had
A few significant quotations that use the author’s tags to show it is their work
Effective Summary – cont.
Before you start reading the text – look up key words or phrases
Read and then Re-read the text – jot down main ideas of each paragraph
Take note of large sections or groups of paragraphs on one idea
Determine how the sections are related
Avoid using too many direct quotations
Try stating the main ideas without looking at the text first
Re-read that section to check how accurate you were
