Practice Interview Summary
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.
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.
