Monday, October 10, 2011

Day 14 - Writing a summary

Warm up
1) What is a summary? 
2) What does a summary do?  
3) How long should a summary be?  
4) How is a summary different from an outline?
5) How is a summary different from a paraphrase?

Homework: DUE 13 October 2011

Bring a hard (printed) copy of both: 1) an essay you have written for a class at UIUC related to your area of studies and 2) a hard copy of an essay you have written in your native language at your previous university. Print both and be sure that you include the reference list!