PROJECT GUIDLINES:
WRITING AN ABSTRACT
Part One:
Quality of Summary & Organization
·Information is clearly summarized in student's own words.
·Abstract reflects main points of entire article.
·Work follows format of a good abstract.
Part Two:
Spelling, Grammar, & Format
·Work is free of spelling & grammar errors.
·Work is typed.
·Name, class hour, date, and topic appear at top of page as directed.
Part Three:
Citing Sources--use APA style
·All required information is included.
·APA style is correctly followed.
·Source is cited at the top of paper--before the abstract.
REMINDER: You must attach a copy of your article.
No article? No grade. No exceptions.
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EXAMPLE OF FORMAT:
Your Name
Hour #
Date, Year
Your Topic (Stated in Your Own Words)
APA style now requires a hanging indent... Indent and cite your source here
using APA style. Do NOT center your source. Check out page 14 of your
Saber Style Handbook for more information on using APA style. For example,
a monthly magazine follows example #24 on page 24 of your Style Handbook.
(You may also want to check out the websites listed below.)
Start your summary next--no need to indent. Be sure to organize so that the most important info from the article (the conclusions or results) goes FIRST. This may not be the same order as presented in the article but that is the point of writing an abstract--to summarize an article so a person need not read to the end to get to the good stuff!!! Do NOT use quotes from the article--SUMMARIZE the info in your own words. Cite the facts, the statistics, the basic stuff. That's it. One paragraph. Try to be straight-forward in your language. Noun-->verb. Don't state your opinion--just SUMMARIZE. No need to state the names of researchers or the place they conducted research--be brief. Stay away from case studies--don't tell the story of one person--look for a way to discuss information that can be stated as a general truth or fact. GOOD LUCK!
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