Summary

How to use this tutorial:

1) Instruction:

• Watch the Youtube video on "How to Write a Summary" by Shaun Macleod.
• Read the sample summary article, "Do Mosquitos Love You? Blame Your Parents"
• Watch the tutorial video on "How to Write an ENGL 203 Summary."
• Read the additional readings attached.

2) Model: Review the samples provided

3) Tools: Download the documents that can help you with cohesive devices and differentiating between main and supporting ideas.

4) Practice: Write your own summary with the articles, "How Birth Order May Affect Leadership Personality Traits" and "Why More Women Get These Diseases Than Men"

5) Evaluate: Use the rubric and the summary checklist to self or peer evaluate your practice summaries.

• Summary rubric
• Summary checklist

Practice

• Practice #1: Write a summary with the article "How Birth Order May Affect Leadership Personality Traits" by Lee (2011)
• Practice #2: Write a summary with the article "Why More Women Get These Diseases Than Men" by MacMillan (2016)

Evaluate

Use the following rubrics to self or peer evaluate your practice summaries.

• Summary Evaluation
• Summary Rubric