For this summarizing assignment, you have two tracks to choose from, one related to community service, and one related to your academic or professional community. Select one or the other.
1. Choose an article for summarizing from an on-line journal or reputable "official" web site. The article will be about a not-for-profit agency you are interested in which provides a beneficial social service of some sort. The article should be about 400 to 700 words in length. Write a one-paragraph summary (appx. 100-150 words) of the article following my suggested procedure for summary writing, which you have already read and discussed in class. Include in the summary one sentence directly quoted from the source, and document the summary correctly with MLA-style parenthetical citation and a works cited entry.
2. Choose an article for summarizing from an on-line journal or reputable "official" web site. The article will be about a subject related to your academic major, field of study, or the profession you wish to enter someday. The article should be about 400 to 700 words in length. Write a one-paragraph summary (appx. 100-150 words) of the article following my suggested procedure for summary writing, which you have already read and discussed in class. Include in the summary one sentence directly quoted from the source, and document the summary correctly with MLA-style parenthetical citation and a works cited entry.
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