Article Summary Exemplars What Should Mine Look Like?

Exemplars #1 and #2 Detailed Explanations It is not enough to restate the quote you use in your own words. Rather, you need to explain both what it is demonstrating and why that is a relevant piece of evidence that supports the author’s thesis. Usually, this will take anywhere from 2-4 sentences.

Introduce Quote Statement Relevance

Statement Introduce Quote Relevance

Exemplar #3 Detailed Explanations Your personal response should discuss both the article itself and how you feel about it or the things it makes you think about. You might want to ask some questions. You might want to discuss a real-life example that demonstrates something in the article. Or you might want to hypothesize about something that is stated in the article.