Assignment 6

Topic: Writing a Summary

Readings:

 How to Write a Summary of an Article:

https://owlcation.com/academia/How-to-Write-a-Summary

 How to Write a Summary, Analysis, and Response Essay Paper with Examples
https://owlcation.com/academia/How-to-Write-a-Summary-Analysis-and-Response-Essay

 Example Formal Academic Summaries (they are rather short but give an idea of what a
summary should look like):
https://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/wr122/handouts/summaries.htm

Viewing:

How to Write an Effective Academic Summary Paragraph

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZFI6dvgOzU

Tips for writing journal article summaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZviZP2qJ2M

Strategies for Revision

https://www.coursera.org/learn/english-composition/lecture/nmw9B/strategies-for-revision

Editing Strategies
https://www.coursera.org/learn/english-composition/lecture/JfeD9/editing-strategies

Concise Writing_Reducing Redundancy and Making Words Matter:

https://www.coursera.org/learn/english-composition/lecture/gAdCu/concise-writing-
reducing-redundancy-and-making-words-matter

Assignment:

Read an article about the future of journalism and write its summary.

Van der Haak, B., Parks, M., & Castells, M. (2012). The future of journalism: Networked journalism.
International journal of communication, 6, 16.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/
265964583_The_Future_of_Journalism_Networked_Journalism_Rethinking_Journalism_in_the_Netwo
rked_Digital_Age

(or see the file attached)

Some useful links for writing:

https://www.thesaurus.com/
http://www.freecollocation.com/
https://languagetool.org/