Article Summary

For this Writer's Notebook, you will write a summary of the article “Yes, America Is Rigged Against Workers,” by Stephen Greenhouse, published in The New York Times. Click the link to access the article. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/03/opinion/sunday/labor-unions.html Writing a summary will be the first part of your next major essay, so learning these skills is vital for your success on this paper. As this is a more formal writing assignment, there are a few other things to keep in mind in addition to those listed in the checklist above for writing an effective summary: 1. Begin with a reference to the author (full name) and the title of the work. This should be present in your introductory paragraph. 2. State the author’s thesis in the first paragraph of your summary. 3. End your summary by stating what the author hopes the reader will take away from the work. The summary you write should be a minimum of three paragraphs in length.