What Makes a Good Summary?

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What Makes a Good Summary? Lori Rottenberg INTO Mason

Summaries Are short substitutes for originals Must show author’s main points Must have a topic sentence Include who, what, when, where, why Avoid unimportant details, anecdotes Be in YOUR OWN words unless in “…” Do NOT include your opinion or ideas not in the original (that’s for the response!)

APA Citation IN-TEXT In “Facebook Gets a Makeover” (Smith, 2018), the author discusses the changes that Facebook has made to deal with recent privacy concerns. END-OF-TEXT Smith, J. (2018). Facebook gets a makeover. Upfront Magazine, September 1, 2018, pp. 2-3.