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Unit Three Assignments European Literature . 3.1 The Formal Summary . 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.
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Unit Three AssignmentsEuropean Literature 3.1 The Formal Summary
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.
Formal Summary • Introductory Sentence • Summary sentence for each paragraph. • Conclusion Sentence.
When Citing Sources • Use MLA (Modern Language Association) formatting.
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://searcheb.com/bol/topic?eu +11431>.
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.
1 Summary Sentence For Each Paragraph • ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ • ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ • ___________________________________________________________________________________________________. • ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ • ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ • ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ • ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
NameMrs. BeasleyEnglish II5 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. <http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007176>.