Writing a Summary:
Start with a sentence naming the writer and article title and stating the essay's main idea. Then write your summary, avoiding unimportant details and striving for overall coherence through the appropriate transitions. Put the title of the article in quotation marks.
Be concise in order to compress your ideas. Focus on the most important general ideas put forth by the writer and leave out the supporting details.
Refer to the writer of the article throughout your summary. Ex. James Brown believes that poverty in Canada is caused by unemployment.
Never include your own opinions in a summary.
Conclude with a final statement reflecting the significance of the article-not from your own point of view, but from the writer's.
Writing a Response:
A response to an article is your own personal opinion about the content of the piece. You can use "I think" and "I believe" in a response. There are no right or wrong answers. You can agree or disagree with the writer. Try some of theses questions if you are stuck:
a) What did you know about the topic?
b)What did you learn about the topic?
c)What else did you want to know about the topic?
d)How does this knowledge connect to your life?
e)How has this knowledge changed how you think?
f)How has this knowledge changed how you will act?
g)Would you recommend this article? Why or why not?
h)What connections can you make to connect your life to this article?
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