Journal # 5: Summarizing

In class today we practiced summarizing by following a template. I thought this an especially useful tool. The template we followed goes like this:

Opening Sentence:

Heading/Fact:

Heading/Fact:

Heading/Fact:

Conclusion:

I used this method for my Annotated Bibliography and it made it a much more simpler process to complete. The opening sentence area is where you simply put in your own words an opening sentence about what the article is about. Then, you use each Heading/Fact section to summarize each paragraph in your article. One sentence per paragraph. The conclusion is pretty self explanatory. You simply write a conclusion statement about what you have read. Here is an example of one of the summaries I used to write my Annotated Bibliography:

“Texting While Driving More Prevalent Amoung Adults: AAA” Summary 

Opening sentence: Adult drivers ages 25-39 have been the most common to admit texting while driving. 

Heading/Fact: A sample of 2,325 drivers, starting at the age 16, showed that over one in four drivers had 

sent a text while driving in the last 30 days. 

Heading/Fact: Drivers, ages 60 and up, have been the least likely to text while driving. 

Heading/Fact: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that driving while distracted 

results in more than 3,000 deaths per year. 

Heading/Fact: A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that one in every 

three drivers have texted while driving and the majority have talked on the phone while driving. 

Conclusion: Data shows that those in a younger age range tend to participate in distracted driving, 

quadrupling their risk of getting into a car crash, as opposed to those ages 55 and older who are the 

least likely to text and drive.