10% Percent Summaries

As mentioned yesterday, 10% summaries are approximately ten percent of the length of the original article. You are reducing a chunk of information down to its bare bones.

When writing these, remember to include the 5Ws and 1 H (if it applies). When writing a summary keep in mind the the following points:

- summaries, like news reports, do not include your opinion. They are unbiased. 

-summaries should follow the same organizational pattern of the original (provide the main ideas in the order that it was originally given)

-Include the SA"T":

S-Source (where the article is coming from-don't forget to underline or italicize the name of the publication)

A- Author's name

"T"- title of the article in quotes.

Agenda:

-writing a 10% summary

-notes on a news report

-model of news report

-Identify 5Ws and 1 H for the article you looked up

HW: 10% summary, typed of the article you looked up. You must know the word count of the article. 

For example, a 500 word article would be a 50 word summary.

A 1000 word article would be a 100 word summary. 

**Don't count the article name, publisher, or author's name in word count. 

In each case, you are allowed to go over and under the word limit by 10 words.