Formal summary assignment in MLA format
Write a concise, accurate summary of200-250 words,of Tim Bowling’s essay.
- Your summary should be a paragraph – or two at the most – in your own words.
- See attached below a useful checklist.
- No examples, opinions, or ideas (your responses to the ideas of the author) should be in your summary. Remember that a summary is a condensation of the original essay.
- Format your document according to the format. Refer SSW page 365 for a sample submission formatted acc. to MLA.
- Be sure to proofead your summary for writing errors that might have crept in.
Please avoid using sentences that are too complicated for this first year English class.