What should a newspaper article/summary contain?
headline
byline
introduction
body
what does BLUF mean?
bottom line up front
What do we use to help us writing a summary
the inverted pyramid
What should an introduction contain?
who, what, where, when
it should cover enough information to give the reader a good OVERVIEW of the story and get them intrested
What should a body contain?
why how
it should expand from the introduction and go into further detail on the topic
photographs, captions,
quotes from eyewitnesses, experts, passers-by
What should you be careful with when writing a summary?
to not rewrite the original piece
to keep it short
to be concise
DON’T PUT YOU OWN OPINION IN IT