MLA Quiz
Pre-Reading Activity
Summary Activity
Summary Activity
Homework
Basic Steps to Follow:
Look for a title
So, if that’s the title, what might you read about in the selection?
Read the first sentence
Read the last sentence: highlight similar words, that’s (usually) the main idea of the paragraph
That’s also (usually) the topic of the paragraph/selection
*****HOMEWORK*****
Read 9J-K (190-194) in Handbook for Writers
For participation, add either of your summary paragraphs (“Japan” or “Little Bear”) to the Lecture 14 blog post (this one).
If you'd like to read more about the summary process, have a look at these handouts.
Here is an sample essay and how one might summarise it.
