Webster defines a summary as "a short restatement of points for better remembering, for better understanding, or for showing the relationship of the points."

Creating a summary of a web site means writing a statement that describes the site and makes other people want to visit it. As you write your summary, here a few questions to ask:

• Is the summary brief?
• Does it accurately describe the web site?
• Does it highlight important features of the site?
• Is it written in your own words?
• Does it identify the person(s) responsible for creating the web site?
• Does your summary make other people want to visit the site?

What does a good summary look like? (Examples from MMSD's Electronic Library)

Journey Into Amazonia

You can almost hear the sounds of the rainforest as you encounter Amazonia's flora and fauna on this tour of its swollen rivers, flooded forests and dense rain forest canopy. A PBS sponsored site.
 

On This Day

Find out what happened in various parts of the world on any given day. Includes births/deaths of notable individuals and texts of selected historic "New York Times" articles. Also includes a link to a Daily News Quiz.
 

The Renaissance

"Renaissance," French for "rebirth," perfectly describes the intellectual and economic changes that occurred in Europe from the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries. This Annenberg/CPB Exhibit site offers visitors a chance to learn about and explore this period through its art, architecture, music, science and more. Links to other Annenberg/CPB online exhibits also are provided.
 

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