PURPOSE, AUDIENCE, TONE, AND CONTENT

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.