Writing Homework Help

Genre: Summary

Length: 200-words

Format: MLA

Assignment : Write a summary on the essay entitled, “Final: ‘Why Is College So Important in the United States?’”by Chloe Charles.

Write a summary of the essay.

This is a practice in brevity, so remember to choose words purposefully as you write and revise.

Summary Components

Author’s name

Title of the publication

Thesis or main idea

Main points

Supporting details

Conclusion or outcome

Format Components

An in-text citation at the end of your summary

A Works Cited page

A completed bibliographic entry of the source

In-text Citation Template

Cite the author’s last name and include the page numbers that you reference

Example:(Smith 52-55).

This example refers to a source written by someone with the lastname of Smith and the page numbers referenced are pages 52-55.You will notice that a period (or fullstop) was included after the citation.