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Summarizing current event articles is essential for understanding and academic success in science. A summary should highlight the main points of an article in a clear and concise manner, avoiding unnecessary details and examples. Start by reading for comprehension and then ask key questions: who, what, when, why, where, and the effect. Craft a topic sentence that encapsulates the main idea, then use your notes to write a coherent summary without copying text verbatim. This approach will not only improve your grades but also enhance your critical thinking skills.
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How toSummarize a Current Event Articlefor ScienceAND Get an A+AND Improve your Grades!!!!!
What is a summary? • When you summarize, you must present the main points in a clear, concise form. • Details, illustrations, and examples are seldom included in a summary.
How do I summarize? • First read the article for comprehension.
How do I summarize? Ask your self questions after your read, such as: • Who? • What? • When? • Why? • Where? • What was the effect?
Now what? • Begin with a topic sentence. • Your topic sentence should include the main idea or main topic of the newspaper article. • Using the notes you took from your questions, write complete sentences to summarize the article. • At no time should you copy sentences word-for-word from the original article. • You should only have to look at the article to check for spelling of unusual or unknown words and names.
Citing a Newspaper Source • Author’s last name, first name. • “Title of Article.” • Name of Newspaper. • Date article appeared. • Page Number and Section.
Citing a Newspaper Source: Sample Bengston, Bill. “Ladybugs Calling.” The Aiken Standard. November 14, 1999. Section 2A.
Citing a Magazine Article • Author’s Last Name, Author’s First name. • “Title of Article.” • Name of of Magazine. • Volume #, Issue # • Date of Publication.
Citing a Magazine Article: Sample Curtsinger, Bill. “Tiger Sharks.” National Geographic. November, 1999. P. 121-122.
