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Summary Writing
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Summarizing Food Articles: Techniques and Examples, Summaries of Technical English
Instructions and examples for writing summaries of food-related articles. Students are required to write summaries for assigned articles, focusing on identifying the main idea, supporting evidence, and using appropriate signal words. The document also includes examples of summaries for various articles and provides tips on pre-writing and tone.
Typology: Summaries
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Assignment
Summary Writing
Assignment # Due Friday, September 9th “The Culinary Seasons of My Childhood,” “Food is Good,” or “Day 1, Recipe 1” in Food 250-350 words (a little over a page, double- spaced) worth 10% of grade (see rubric for grading criteria)
Where do we encounter summaries? ? ? ? ?
Where do we encounter summaries? abstracts book reviews annotations in annotated bibs mission statements cover letters platforms of political candidates
What Makes a Summary Good? includes the author's ideas or examples but not your personal opinions; avoids judgments about the document itself reads smoothly, with transitions connecting ideas paraphrases the author's important ideas without using the author’s phrasing quotes sparingly and accurately avoids errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling MLA-formatted
Writing a Summary
Context: When and where was this piece of
communication originally published—and by whom?
Purpose: Are you reading a memoir, a sociological
article, a case study, a poem?
The Main Idea: what does the author want us to take
away from his/her piece?
Supporting Evidence: What key examples, anecdotes, or
facts does the author provide to support her/his thesis
as well as minor claims?
Practice Summary of “Tasteless” (p. 29-32 in Food) David Sedaris ! !
Summary Pre-writing What is the name of the article? Who wrote it? Why? When and where did it first appear? What is Sedaris’s key argument or thesis? Sum it up in a sentence or quotation. What other main ideas or supporting points does Sedaris use to support his key argument/thesis? How does he close his essay? What tone does he use? What kinds of language does he use? What kinds of examples?