We learned in class today how to write an academic summary for an article you've read. It is important to put some details in your first sentence.
You have to tell your audience the title of the article. You also have to tell them the name of the author who wrote it and what year it was written in.
You need to use academic words in your writing. It is not like writing a letter to a friend.
You may use the following:
According to the author, ..............
The author also believes that ..............
The author states that ...............
The author strongly believes that ............
The author suggests that .................
....... and this is due to ............
It has been proved beyond any doubt that ...............
The argument the author makes is that .................
...... and consequently .............
As a consequence, ........................
The following examples are to help you write a good academic summary.
“Child Labour in Egypt” (Mohamed 2010) is an article about using children in factories in Egypt. According to Mohamed, it is not good to use children to work in factories and not send them to schools. Families send their children to work at an early age due to the fact that average incomes are below the poverty line. He believes that Egyptian government should do all it could to stop child labour. The author also thinks that ............
“Students Work Harder in Australia” (Al Shaikh 2010) is an article about overseas students who study in Australia. According to Al Shaikh, students feel homesick because they come from different cultures. He believes that it’s very hard to obtain high marks because of a totally different educational system. He also suggests that having good English skills to study is not easy.
