5 Questions to check when reading the first draft
- Does the report have any spelling, grammatical or sentence structure problems?
- Yes – a few spelling/typos and grammatical errors or sentence structure problems
- No – the summary has no errors and reads well with no sentence structure issues
- Are there any intext references and reference section?
- No – Why not, there should be! Identify areas that are potentially from another source other than the authors original work.
- Yes – how many are used, how many times is the reference used? Do the references follow CSE or APA style?
- Yes – Are the references listed in the proper format? Journals articles need all authors names in full, journal title, article name, year, volume (issue) and page numbers
- Is the summary in your own words?
- Yes – the parts with intext references are reworded and still make sense
- No – there are parts of the paper that are cut/pasted or word-for-word from the original article
- Did the summary cover all important parts of the article?
- Yes – all topics were discussed in the summary in full but concise detail
- No – the summary is missing some vital details or did not fully explain or identify certain parts
- Does the summary make sense?
- Yes – the flow of the summary follows the article and doesn’t jump around from one topic to another
- No – the summary jumps around a lot and parts of the summary do not make sense based on the flow and choice of words
