After reviewing all of the Read, Watch, and Study materials for this week, you will summarize “Chapter 4: The Value of Controlled Discipline” of Be a Leader for God’s Sake (by Bruce Winston). The goal of this assignment is to help you perfect a concise, professional writing voice.
The summary must be 250-300 words (citations included).
You should give a clear overview of the chapter from beginning to end, so you must be judicious in how you utilize this short word count.
Use Active Voice. Do not use passive tone (“to be” verbs – am, is, are, was, were, be, being, or been).
Do not first or second person (No using “I think…”, “You are…”, etc.)
Paraphrase whenever possible instead of directly quoting the material you’re summarizing.
If you absolutely need to use a quote, you must limit the quote to 3-4 words. No exceptions.
Write behind the author as your source. This means consistently mentioning him as you summarize his material: e.g., “Winston explains…”, “According to Winston, …”, etc. (This will get you into the practice of using your sources as the authority in research writing, not you).
Provide a one to two-sentence summary of the entire chapter at the beginning of your first paragraph and a one to two-sentence conclusion in your last paragraph.
Utilize APA 7 formatting. For such a short summary, you do not need a title page, abstract, or table of contents.
Include in-text citations and a reference page.
