Practice Interview Summary/Analysis
Post your complete Practice Interview Summary/Analysis to “From Here to Eternity: William Richards On The Transformative Potential Of Psychedelics” by Mark Leviton
In the summary
- Start by citing the author/s and title of the work and stating the overall purpose and main point.
- Rather than giving a “play-by-play” explanation of the work, focus on the main ideas while omitting non-essential information.
- Use between one and three direct quotes of key words, phrases, or sentences that highlight the main point, and paraphrase (or put in your own words) other important ideas. Most of the summary should be your own words rather than relying on quotes. Put the original aside to make sure you are not paraphrasing too closely to the original.
- Include author tags (“According to Smith . . . ” or “As Smith explains . . . “) to remind the reader that you are summarizing the author and the text, not giving your own ideas.
Here is what you need to do in your analysis:
- Start with a main point about the work as a whole and then support it. (Do NOT start with the author’s main point in the work, as you did in the summary). Maybe you want to make the point that everyone should read this work. Maybe you want to make the point that the author is missing something essential. Maybe you want to make the point that the writing isn’t effective for the intended audience.
- After you make your point, you need to support your perspective with evidence:
- evidence from the work (quotes or paraphrasing)
- evidence from other sources
- evidence from your personal experience (if you have any)
Develop your analysis in 1-3 paragraphs, making it at least twice as long as your summary. When using evidence from an outside source, provide information from where you got it (“According to . . .”) and don’t worry about citation.
