PART 1: A SUMMARY OF THE WORK.
To develop the first part of a report, do the following:•Identify the author and title of the work and include in parentheses the publisher and publication date. For magazines, give the date of publication.
•Write an informative summary of the material.
•Condense the content of the work by highlighting its main points and key supporting points.
•Use direct quotations from the work to illustrate important ideas.
•Summarize the material so that the reader gets a general sense of all key aspects of the original work. •Do not discuss in great detail any single aspect of the work, and do not neglect to mention other equally important points.
•Also, keep the summary objective and factual. Do not include in the first part of the paper your personal reaction to the work; your subjective impression will form the basis of the second part of your paper.
PART 2: YOUR REACTION TO THE WORK.
To develop the second part of a report, do the following:
•Focus on any or all of the following questions. Check with your instructor to see if s/he wants you to emphasize specific points.
How is the assigned work related to ideas and concerns discussed in the course for which you are preparing the paper? For example, what points made in the course textbook, class discussions, or lectures are treated more fully in the work?
How is the work related to problems in our present-day world?
How is the material related to your life, experiences, feelings and ideas? For instance, what emotions did the work arouse in you?
Did the work increase your understanding of a particular issue? Did it change your perspective in any way?
