1. Summary of Writing Essay

2. Purpose: To summarize a piece of writing. To summarize a piece of writing. To share the main idea and underlying details of a piece of writing. To share the main idea and underlying details of a piece of writing. To understand the author’s purpose. To understand the author’s purpose.

3. What does a Summary of Reading Essay Need? The title of the article and the name of the author. The title of the article and the name of the author. A statement of the main idea and the underlying meaning. A statement of the main idea and the underlying meaning. Details which support the main idea and underlying meaning. Details which support the main idea and underlying meaning.

4. What Does it Look Like?

5. Topic sentence (with name of article and author’s name) Topic sentence (with name of article and author’s name) Statement of main idea. Statement of main idea. Body Paragraphs (2 or more)=details and facts that back up your main idea (proof/ evidence). Body Paragraphs (2 or more)=details and facts that back up your main idea (proof/ evidence). Closing paragraph, including the overall importance and meaning of the selection/article. Closing paragraph, including the overall importance and meaning of the selection/article.