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Summary Assignment 10%
Summary Assignment 10%
Assignment: Summary Assignment 10%
Due: Jan 28
Submission Details: Online (see submission page and instructions at the bottom of this module)
Based on the Reading: “Why can’t my employees write?” By John Warner (Inside Higher Ed, 2016)
Task: Summarize the article, “Why can’t my employees write?” by John Warner
Word count: 350-375 words maximum
Format: APA Style paragraph
Assignment Description:
In a well structured paragraph (350-375 words), summarize John Warner’s article, “Why can’t my employees write?”
Your Purpose: Your purpose is to summarize John Warner’s article so that someone who has never read the article before can read your summary and get a clear idea of what the article is about. This will require you to summarize John Warner’s purpose, main ideas and most important supporting ideas.
Your Audience: Imagine you are writing your summary to be included in the Seneca Library’s online database. The database includes thousands of articles. When students research a topic, they go looking for articles that may help them with their assignments. Instead of reading through hundreds of articles, it is helpful to have a brief description of the article to give them an idea if they should bother reading the full article or not. This is called an abstract. Imagine your summary of John Warner’s article is that abstract (brief description of the article).
Your Genre: You are writing in an academic context. You are writing an academic summary. This means that your paragraph should be in proper APA style and that it should follow the conventions of summary writing:
- Includes the title of the article
- Includes the author of the article
- Includes the author’s purpose
- Includes the author’s main ideas
- Includes the most important supporting ideas
- Is written in your own words
- Includes only the author’s ideas
- Does not include your opinion/analysis/evaluation of the article
Your Language and Tone: Write in complete sentences. Ensure your paragraph includes an introductory sentence, support sentences and a concluding sentence. Use formal language (no first person) that is appropriate to the context of academic writing. Remember you are meant to be writing for the Seneca College Library, and that your summary is intended for students in an academic setting. Most importantly, your summary should be written in your own words. This is important for two reasons: 1. You want to maintain a coherent voice (you want your paragraph to flow); 2. You only have limited space to write, and by using long quotations from the original, you may be wasting that space.
Identifying main ideas and support ideas: Focus on restating John Warner’s purpose, main ideas and support ideas. Ask yourself: Why did he write this? To inform? To persuade? To argue? To show? Next, ask: What is his thesis? What is his solution to the problem? By answering these questions, you will be able to narrow down his purpose and main idea. Lastly, ask: How does he support his thesis? What key supporting points does he make in order to prove his main ideas? You will need to make choices about what not to include in your paragraph. By focusing on the above questions, you will be able to leave out information that is not absolutely necessary for completing your summarizing task.
APA GUIDE :
APA Style Guide for Summary Writing
APA Style Guide for Summary Writing
Throughout the course we will explore APA style in more detail. For the Summary Assignment, you will need to familiarize yourself with the following style requirements:
- the title page;
- the assignment page;
- the references list in APA format at the end of your summary;
- stating the title of the source within your summary;
- and stating the publication date of the article within your summary;
How do I set up my title page, assignment page and reference list?
- Go to https://seneca.libguides.com/c.php?g=20762&p=121144Follow the APA Sample Paper Template
- Format your assignment based on the template provided
How do I correctly cite the article in my reference page?
- Go to https://seneca.libguides.com/c.php?g=20762&p=160696
- Follow the conventions for citing a website in the reference page
How do I state the title and author within my summary in APA format?
- Use quotation marks around the title of the article
- Put the year of the publication in brackets after the author’s name
The first sentence of your summary should clearly identify the source, title, author, and publication date.
For short works (like newspaper articles, short stories, blog posts, etc.), article titles appear in quotation marks.
- e.g. In the article “7 LinkedIn Profile Summaries That We Love (And How to Boost Your Own),” Kate Reilly (2016) offers tips for writing effective online profile summaries.
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