1. Don't forget to add APA style in-text citation (author's name + year) and reference list
2. Try to paraphrase as much as possible (for a better grade)
3. For quoting: "p." means page and "para." means paragraph.
4. A conclusion statement is missing in many summaries (e.g., these two cases demonstrate how hard it is to revive local production in the U.S.)
Key Highlights to Include
1. Part 1 (Para.1-6): Introduction
- Thesis/Main Point (found in para. 1)
- The most important supporting details - Two main problems (found in para.2)
- Contrast between small or mid-sized companies (so called "SMB") vs. big companies - SMB experiences more struggle due to lack of resources and experience (found in para.5-6)
- Three main problems for Case #1 (found in para.10-11)
- Results/consequences (found in para. 12-14)
- Other similar case (found in para.15-16)
- Four main problems for Case #2 (found in para.19, 21, 23, 24)
- Results/consequences (found in para. 25)
- Distinguish "argue" (belief) vs. "report" (observation of facts)
- Use a past tense verb when describing what happened to the companies, but use a present tense for all the reporting verbs (e.g., the author argues, states, shows, explains...)
- The author provided two cases...The first case is....Another case is...(X) -> The author provided two cases...The first case is....the other case is...(O)
- The company was faced with a problem (X) -> The company faced a problem (Or a problem faced by the company was...) (O)
- Consumers' demand (need) for purchasing domestic products (X) -> desire/willingness/preference (O)
