List of Sentence Frames for Writing Summaries

The (name of the article) conveyed information about…

According to the (article) and (article), lionfish/invasive species have...

First, the authors stated that…

This was important because…

Next, the authors mentioned that…

Furthermore, they indicated…

This was critical because…

Finally, the authors suggested that…

To compare and contrast multiple texts

Although...and...are different, they are alike in some interesting ways.

For example, they both...

They are also similar in…

The...is the same as...

The ...resembles...

Finally they both…

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