Summaries of Readings

Can you help me understand this English question?

I need a summary for each reading.

1. http://www.compositionforum.com/issue/37/swales-re…

2. uploaded it as PDF

Summaries should:

• Identify and explain the main ideas of each text
• Compare the main ideas of the texts to highlight the authors’ various perspectives (if you have more than one reading)

Your summary should:

• Identify using the author’s name the text you are discussing
• Include a clear topic sentence that identifies the author’s main point(s)
• Explain supporting points for each article
• Make connections between articles, if you read more than one

Summaries should be 250 to 500 words