The document provides instructions for writing an article summary assignment that is due on April 16th. It should be submitted through Blackboard and include the student's name, page numbers, 12-point font, and academic writing style. The summary should be 1-3 pages, double-spaced, and include at least one paragraph each on the main points of the article, how the research was conducted, and the results. It should be written without personal opinions in a formal, objective style and include an in-text APA citation and reference at the end.

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ARTICLE SUMMARY
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Introduction to Human Services
Due Date
:
April 16th
Turn in your summary by uploading the document at Blackboard
before midnight on the due date.
Don’t forget to type your name on the first page of your
document, insert page numbers, use a
12
point font, and focus on academic (professional) writing. Please
do not include any cover pages.
What should go into my Article Summary?How should it be
formatted?
An
article summary
should include a few paragraphs that describe (
in your own words
) the main
point or points of the article. Be sure to clearly cite in the
article in-text at the beginning of your
summary.
The summary should include at least one paragraph that
describes (in your own words) the main point
or points of the article
.
Because you are summarizing a research article, it is important

2. to have a
paragraph that describes how the author(s) conducted the
research and at least one paragraph that
summarizes the results of their research
.
You do not need to describe everything in the article, but
you should certainly describe how the research was conducted
(the methods) and what the main
results were.Do not use first-person singular or plural
–
no
“
I
”
or
“
we
”
.
Overall, an article summary should give the reader a good sense
of what the source is all about.
An article summary typically ranges from 3 to 6 paragraphs
(depending on how you organize it). Some
articles are more complicated than others and may require a
longer summary. Typically a summary
should be between 1 and 3 pages in length (typed, double-
spaced).
An article summary should be written in a formal academic
style without the use of personal or
second-
person reference (do not use “I” or “you”).
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but instead describe
the research in a scientific and formal way.
You must include an APA formatted in-text citation to refer to
your article within the first few
sentences of your summary.
Finally at the end of your document, present the full reference
–
and
APA
-formatted reference
(citation) for the article.References should be the title, and
should be on their own page.
How do I find an Article to summarize?
Go to the National Organization of Human Services (NOHS) to
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Choose one of the Research
Articles or the Conceptual Articles to summarize for this
assignment from the
current
journal article
that is free to view. Yo
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More Information
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.
How will this be graded?
See next page for grading rubric
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Article Summary G
ra
ding Rubric
Category
Exemplary (A)
Proficient (B)
Needs work (C)
Poor (D or F)
Main points
T
he main points of the
a
rticle are summarized
a
ccurately and
t
horoughly.
M
ost main points are

6. s
ummarized.
S
ome main points are
s
ummarized. Contains a
f
ew inaccuracies or
o
missions.
M
ost of the main points
a
re not addressed.
C
ontains many
i
naccuracies.
Restatement of and
Expansion of Ideas
S
ummary contains no
s
entences pulled verbat
i
m
f
rom the article and
e
xpansion is evident.
N
o
sentences pulled
v
erbatim from the article
b

7. ut expansion is limited.
A
few sentences are
p
ulled verbatim from the
a
rticle but there is little
e
xpansion.
T
here is little, if any,
r
estatement of ideas.
Research Methods
Research procedures are
d
escribed clearly (may
i
nclude population
s
ampled, methods
e
mployed, etc)
T
he general method of
t
he research is described
w
ithout adequate detail.
A
few sentences are
p
ulled verbatim from the
a
rticle or methods are
i

8. nadequately described.
T
here is little, if any,
d
escription of how the
r
esearch was conducted.
Number of paragraphs
F
our or more paragraphs
a
re use to clearly and yet
c
oncisely summarize the
a
rticle
T
hree paragraphs or four
s
hort paragraphs are
i
ncluded
T
wo to three short
p
aragraphs are used to
s
ummarize the article
O
ne or two short
p
aragraphs are used to
s
ummarize the article
Organization
S

9. ummary is organized in
a
l
ogical way
S
ummary is mostly
o
rganized
S
ummary shows some
d
egree of organization
S
ummary lacks any
o
rganization
Writing style
T
he writing style is crisp,
f
luent, academic,
p
rofessional and precise.
T
he writing style is clear
a
nd functional.
T
he writing style is
s
ometimes awkward,
v
ague, and/or choppy
W
riting style is awkward
w

10. ith many errors
Grammar and spelling
N
o spelling errors; No
g
rammatical errors
O
ne or two spelling or
g
rammatical errors
A
few spelling or
g
rammatical errors
N
umerous spelling and
g
rammatical errors
General Format
P
aper is typed in 12-point
f
ont, double-spaced,
n
ame typed on top of
p
aper, page numbers,
n
ormal margins
P
aper is typed with one
f
ormatting irregularity
P
aper is typed but
c

11. ontains 2 -3 formatting
i
rregularities
M
ore than three
f
ormatting irregularities
APA formatted
in
-text
citation
I
n
-text citation provided
c
orrectly early in the
s
ummary
In
-text citation provided
e
arly in the summary;
m
inor errors
I
ncorrect in-text
c
itation(s) presented;
p
lacement needs work;
m
inor errors
N
o in-text citation(s)
APA formatted citation
presented in Reference

12. s
section at end of paper
P
erfect APA format
O
ne or two small errors
A
few errors or more
M
any errors
On time
O
n time
Rubric: Article Summary Assignment