A TEMPLATE FOR WRITING YOUR

WEEKLY SUMMARIES

The (genre: column/ article/essay/paper/editorial/report/video) I have chosen comes

from (source: Ted Talks, The Guardian Travel Section, You Tube, Annals of Tour-

ism)_____________________________. It is entitled (title) _____________________

and in it (authors full name) ____________________________________________

(verb: shows/criticizes/ describes/highlights the importance of/ looks

at/explores/investigates/discusses) _________________________________

(topic and main idea/thesis: the recent phenomenon of /the topic of/the reasons why/the

problem of .)______________________________________ .

First, (authors last name) points out/shows us/explains that _____________ .

The writer/author/journalist also indicates/argues that __________________ .

In addition/furthermore, s/he states/makes the point that ________________.

Moreover, s/he emphasizes/adds that ________________________________ .

Finally, (authors last name) concludes/comes to the conclusion that _______.