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SUMQ (Do not add anything to this template – no name, course, date, horoscope sign, favorite fruit, favorite song, nada, nothing)

This is the summary section. Here you create a detailed summary of the paper by writing the essence of the reading capturing what you believe are the key ideas. A detailed summary is created by going paragraph by paragraph, one paragraph at a time and capturing the key idea(s) or information in the paragraph with a supporting/clarifying sentence or two. This information is then used to create the detailed summary.

It is not ok to comment on the ideas, what should be here is the key information presented in the reading. It should be somewhat “dry” and have just the important ideas listed. It should be complete enough to stand as a reference, as if you were to read this as a reference and it clearly contained everything needed to teach the material. This means not just a list of the points but also a sentence, as necessary, to explain the relevance and meaning of the points you mention. Since this is a writing intensive course, grammar, spelling, and punctuation are also required.


Quote #1 “In this area you place the quote you have selected to respond to.” (p. Put the page number here so the reader could reference it if necessary.)

This is where you get to respond to the material, develop your thoughts, and express yourself. As such, single sentence answers are insufficient. Questioning an aspect of the quote is acceptable as long as you present information to answer the question and explore the meaning or possibilities. You get to include your thoughts and perceptions on the material here.

If you are not sure what to write, you can use the question prompts provided in the SumQ homework page and reproduced below. Answering each of the questions will help produce an acceptable response.

  • What does this statement mean to you?

  • Have you seen instances of this in your experiences (world around you)?

  • Does this idea/information change the way you perceive the world? If so, how? If not, why not?

Quote #2 “In this area you place the quote you have selected to respond to.” (p. Put the page number here so the reader could reference it if necessary.)

This is where you get to respond to the material, develop your thoughts, and express yourself. As such, single sentence answers are insufficient. Questioning an aspect of the quote is acceptable as long as you present information to answer the question and explore the meaning or possibilities. You get to include your thoughts and perceptions on the material here.

If you are not sure what to write, you can use the question prompts provided in the SumQ homework page and reproduced below. Answering each of the questions will help produce an acceptable response.

  • What does this statement mean to you?

  • Have you seen instances of this in your experiences (world around you)?

  • Does this idea/information change the way you perceive the world? If so, how? If not, why not?

Quote #3 “In this area you place the quote you have selected to respond to.” (p. Put the page number here so the reader could reference it if necessary.)

This is where you get to respond to the material, develop your thoughts, and express yourself. As such, single sentence answers are insufficient. Questioning an aspect of the quote is acceptable as long as you present information to answer the question and explore the meaning or possibilities. You get to include your thoughts and perceptions on the material here.

If you are not sure what to write, you can use the question prompts provided in the SumQ homework page and reproduced below. Answering each of the questions will help produce an acceptable response.

  • What does this statement mean to you?

  • Have you seen instances of this in your experiences (world around you)?

  • Does this idea/information change the way you perceive the world? If so, how? If not, why not?


Action Section

Here is where you indicate what specific action(s) you will take with the information you have gleamed from the readings. The action needs to be an action/behavior – it needs to be something that will occur, not an intention or direction. Losing weight is an intention. Reducing food portions is an action. The action section must have a day/date/time so that the action could be scheduled on a calendar. An action needs to be behaviorally specific enough that the instructions could be given to 5 different people and they would know exactly what to do and it would look the same. You only need to provide a few sentences to indicate what actions or behaviors you will engage in to incorporate the knowledge into your life.