Choose a formal essay and summarize it in the box below. remember these points of a good summary:

the topic sentence includes the main idea.
the summary is clear and concise.
the summary is about one-fourth to one third the length of the original.
it expresses the author's ideas, not a private interpretation.

be sure to name the essay, its author if available, and where you found it (book title and author/editor, magazine title and date, etc)