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Article Summary Outline

Taken from They Say/I Say: The Moves that Matter In Academic Writing by Gerald Graff and Kathy Birkenstein

Follow this simple outline to write your article summary

Common View—What makes this topic worth talking about? Who is interested in this topic? Does the author take a unique position? Put the author in dialog with people interested in this topic.

Here are templates that may help you to do this effectively:

Many people assume that___________________ but …

It is often said that ________________________but…

Americans today tend to believe that__________________. However, X

shows that __________

You could also examine your own beliefs in contrast to the author’s:

Although I’ve always believed ________, X states that ______________.

Here’s a more indirect approach:

While X does not say so directly, she apparently assumes that

______________________________.

While they rarely admit it, most people often take for granted

that_____________________.

Thesis: This is the main idea from your article, in one sentence. Please make sure you have mentioned the author’s name and the title of the article in the first paragraph.

Support for Thesis: These are the 2-5 supporting points made by the author that support the author’s main idea in your article. Each point should be expanded into a paragraph. Introduce and

embed some of the quotations that relate to each point, then explain why they matter. (Remember the

quotation sandwich: lead-in, quotation, explanation)

Examples of Quotation Sandwich

 Makes a claim: X emphasizes that “_________________________.”

In other words, X believes that _________________________.

Other verbs for making a claim: argue, assert, believe, claim, insist,

observe, report, suggest

 Questions or disagrees with:

X rejects the idea, saying, “_____________.” X’s point here is

________________________.

Other verbs for questioning or disagreeing: complain, contend, contradict,

deny, qualify, question, refute, repudiate

 Makes recommendations:

X urges her listeners to “________________.” This means that

________________________.

Other verbs for making recommendations: implore, plead, recommend,

warn, exhort, encourage, demand, call for

Your Views: Yes/No?Yes, but Do you agree, disagree or partially agree with the author? Explain.

 I agree because_________________.

 I disagree because_______________.

 I am of two minds. Although I agree with X about____________,

I cannot agree that _________________.

Conclude by explaining why this matters. Why is it important that people care about this issue, and why do you feel that the author is right, wrong or partially right. Consider using phrases like these:

a. Ultimately, what is at stake here is_______________.

b. Although X may seem trivial, it is in fact crucial in terms of today’s concern over ________________.

c. This discussion of X is in fact addressing the larger matter of _________________.

d. Although X may seem of concern to only a small group of __________________, it should in fact concern anyone who cares

about________________________.

MLA format for quotations in text:

You should include at least 3 direct quotations from the article. Format them this

way:

Peter Smith rejects the idea that animals should be organ donors,

asking, “Do we really want to lower ourselves to that level?” (153).

Only page number is used because author’s name is mentioned in

the text.

Another patient’s mother responded that since she had given one

kidney, “I have nothing left to give” ( Jones 43). Source is not

mentioned in sentence, so must be named in citation.

Works Cited

Please refer to the MLA citation from your article. Copy and paste it under the

title Works Cited page at the end of the paper.