Q Summary paragraph (Paragraph #1) • Topic sentence/introductory sentence = General summary statement that identifies the title of the newspaper article being summarized and the author’s name and provides a big picture understanding of what the article is about. Includes the year for APA citation purposes. • Length = Approximately 1/2 of a page (not including the heading or assignment title) • Content = In your words, identify the most important content from Merryman’s article. Remember to change the order and the combinations of information significantly from Merryman’s original piece. • Links/Transitions between one sentence and the next (and one idea and the next) • Concluding sentence(s) + transition to the topic of the second paragraph