Transcription of Newspaper Article Summary Worksheet
1 Newspaper Article Summary Worksheet Directions: Complete one Article Summary Worksheet for each Article read. Remember to staple a copy of the Article to the back of the Worksheet . Use the copy to highlight, underline, and make notes as you read. Bibliographic Information Author(s) of Article : _____ Date: _____ Headline of Article : _____ Name of magazine, Newspaper , website, etc. containing the Article : _____ Date Article was published and page number: _____ FORMAT IN APA: _____ _____ Summary Information In one sentence, state the main idea or thesis presented in this Article : _____ Summarize the most important information, ideas, facts, etc. presented in this Article : _____ _____ _____ 1.
2 What do you already know about that topic? _____ _____ 2. Comprehensiveness of Information A. The 5 "W's" and "H" 1. Who? Who was there? Who was involved? Who is it about? Provide details. _____ 2. What? What happened? Provide details. _____ 3. When? When did it happen? When did it take place? Provide details. _____ 4. Where? Where did it happen? Where did it take place? Provide details. _____ 5. Why? Why did it happen? Provide details. _____ 6. How? How did it happen? Provide details. _____ B. Why I chose this Article : _____ _____ 3. One interesting thing I learned: _____ _____ B. What is its impact? How many people were affected by it? _____ _____ 4. One connection I can make between this Article and something else I know about (whether from personal experience, school, a book I ve read, a movie I ve seen or anything else): _____ _____ 5.
3 Personal Reflection or Reaction to the story? (What did I think about it? Why?): _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ B: What 3 questions would you use to lead a discussion of this Article ? I. II. III C. What would you like to learn more about? I. _____ D. What other keywords/topics for further research did you find reading this Article ? _____ Quote From Article : (Something that seems important to you), format in APA in-text citation: _____ _____ THE LAST PAGE WILL BE YOUR REFERENCES PAGE THAT MEANS IN APA FORMAT. I SHOULD SEE 10 SOURCES ON THAT PAGE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, SEE ME FOR HELP.
