Essay Writing I: Summary

February 29, 2016

Overview
The summary assignment will assess your ability to appropriately summarize and cite a resource, as well as identify the main points and select the most relevant information.

Instructions
 Read through the essay and find the key points that show the PURPOSE, ARGUMENT and EVIDENCE of the article.
 Write a summary of the article. Your summary should be around 500 words.
 Remember: your summary should have a title and be presented according to MLA style.
 Your summary must include a description of the type of source, the main ideas, and the reason this source has been written.
 Make sure you include all relevant context information in your summary.
 Your paragraph(s) should be carefully organized, with a topic sentence at the start and closing sentence at the end. It should contain complete sentences written in a formal, academic style, with transitions to link the ideas together.

Sources
 The article on Blackboard (http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/charity/against_1.shtml)

Format
Hanging format, MLA style, double spaced, Times New Roman, with appropriate citation(s).

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