The reason the writer composes the paragraph.

The attitude the writer conveys about the paragraph’s subject.

The individual or group whom the writer intends to address.

Main purposes of writing: to summarize, to analyze, to synthesize, and to evaluate

It considers the main points from one or more pieces of writing and links the main points together to create a new point, one not replicated in either document.

The purpose of an academic summary paragraph is to maintain all the essential information from a longer document.

Condenses a long piece of writing into a smaller paragraph by extracting only the vital information.

Separates complex materials in their different parts and studies how the parts relate to one another. It Involves a close examination of each of the individual parts and how they work together.

... paragraphs consider each source and use information from each to create a new thesis.

Evaluation typically requires more critical thinking and a combination of summary, analysis, and synthesis skills.

Evaluating a document doesn't require prior knowledge that is often based on additional research.