1. What Makes a Good Summary?
Lori Rottenberg
INTO Mason

2. 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!)

3. 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.
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