writing a summary

Step #1: Read “Writing Summaries” handout, located in Week 3 folder.

Step #2: Watch “How to Write a Summary” video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGWO1ldEhtQ (don’t forget to take notes on the step-by-step process of summarizing which you can use in your summary assignments)

hen in a word document compose.

• A summary (usually in a length of one academic paragraph) of your article (following the steps you learned from the article and the video).

Step #4: Carefully read and annotate Chapter 2 – Quotation, located in Week 3 folder. Don’t forget to take notes of the important steps and rules. Only pay attention to the MLA citation guidelines (not APA).

Step #5: Carefully read and annotate Chapter 3 – Paraphrase, located in Week 3 folder. Don’t forget to take notes of the important steps and rules.

Step #6: In week 3 folder, please find and read Carol Dweck’s article “Brainolgy”; then in a word document compose.

• A-two-paragraph response to this article in which you express whether you agree or disagree with the author, using the rules/guidelines of quoting AND paraphrasingwhich you learned through reading Chapters 2 and 3. Remember, you will be graded on how well you can utilize what you learned from the readings.