drafting a summary
Submitted by bradb on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 11:05.
For Monday, bring a draft summary of either chapter 38, 39 or 40 and 41.
Tuesday is the due date for Writing Task 1.2.
Drafting the Summary
- Opening sentence should contain text’s title, author’s name, and the main idea.
- Provide major details of the text by changing the major detail phrases into complete sentences.
- Provide minor/secondary details as needed/allowed to explain or clarify the major details but keep them to a minimum.
- Must be written primarily in your own words. More than three words from the original requires use of quote marks. Do not string together a series of quotes.


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