Day 11- Writing a Good Summary

Today you will learn:

• How to write a good summary by:
• Finding the main ideas from a summary
• Writing a good thesis statement that focuses on the most important main idea in the article.
• Writing strong supporting paragraphs and a good conclusion sentence
• Use reporting verbs to make your writing more coherent

Class Today:

• Warm-Up: 
• Please show me the annotated article and comprehension questions.
• Look at two summaries from last semester. 
• "A" summary
• "B" summary
• In groups of 4, discuss why the first summary earned an A and the second summary earned a B. 
• Guided Practice: Part II Powerpoint
• Do this worksheet as we watch the powerpoint.
• Use the Reporting Verbs Handout to help you with part IV. 
• Refer to "The Kitchen Conundrum."

Materials used in class:

• Part II Powerpoint
• Part II Worksheet
• Reporting Verbs Handout

Homework:

1. Read and annotate one of these articles:

• Why Bitcoin Could Fail
• Why Minimum Wage Makes Sense
• Bringing Jobs Back to the US is a Bruising Task

2. After annotating, write a thesis statement, three supporting ideas, and a conclusion sentence. You do not need to write paragraphs yet. Please do this for class on Thursday.
3. You should finish the plagiarism tutorial on compass by Wednesday, October 1st at NOON.
4. First draft of summary is due Saturday, October 4th by Midnight.
5. Final draft of summary is due Saturday, October 11th by Midnight.

Next Class:

1. Review Summarizing
2. Using Transition words
3. Documenting Sources