1. UNIT THREE ASSIGNMENTS EUROPEAN LITERATURE 3.1 The Formal Summary

2. ASSIGNMENT 3.2 FORMAL SUMMARY Following the writing process, summarize the article published by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum entitled Elie Wiesel. Use MLA formatting. Note: A link to the article is on the class web page.

3.  Introductory Sentence  Summary sentence for each paragraph.  Conclusion Sentence.

4. When Citing Sources Use MLA (Modern Language Association) formatting.

5. Bibliographic Material in MLA format Book Wilkes, Brian. The Amazing Panda Bear. London: Chandler Press, 1997. Magazine, Newspaper Stein, Shirley. “Life in the Rainforest.” Wildlife Watch 9 March 2008: 18-19. WWW Lightninghunter, Ray. “Discovering the West.” Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Web. 21 March 2009.http://search

7. Name______________ Period #____ 3.2 Formal Summary Rubric 1 point each  Content Development: Presents a clear central idea about the topic Fully develops the central idea with specific details that are insightful and/or relevant details Sustains focus on central idea throughout the writing  Organization: Has a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. Summary sentences are brief and original MLA formating  Voice: Uses precise and/or vivid vocabulary appropriate for the topic Phrasing is effective, not predictable or obvious Varies sentence structure to promote rhythmic reading Strongly aware of audience and task; tone is  Conventions/Grammar: Minor errors in standard written English may be present. (0 to 4 mistakes) Writing Process must be shown to be graded.

8. 1 Summary Sentence For Each Paragraph 1.__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 2.__________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ 3.__________________________________________________ _________________________________________________. 4.__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 5.__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 6.__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 7.__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

9. Name Mrs. Beasley English II 5 November 2012 In the article ______, writers for the ________________ write about _____________. (7 summary sentences should make up the body. It is important to be brief and to the point. Your voice should be strong, like that of a journalist relating basic facts.) ____________is the subject in this article by writers for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Formal Summary - Unit Three United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. "Elie Wiesel." n.d. Holocaust Encyclopedia. Web. 3 November 2012..