Article Summary Outline Worksheet
Assignment Goal: Write one developed summary paragraph (at least 300 words) of the
Gilmour article. This paragraph will practice integrating a clear thesis, supporting details (quotes,
paraphrases, or examples), and your analysis. The paragraph should be written in MLA style, as
if it were part of a longer research paper.
I. Citation Information (MLA)
Gilmour, Andrew Skitt. "The Importance of Humanities Study in Intelligence." Studies in
Intelligence Vol. 67, No. 4, December 2023.
II. Thesis Statement for the full paper you are pretending to write:
College and universities must resist the current trend of bypassing humanities courses in favor of
a more STEM-oriented approach because the humanities teach valuable skills that can be
applied across unlimited disciplines
III. Summary Paragraph Planner
Topic Sentence (introduces main point of this paragraph):
Supporting Detail #1 (quote/paraphrase):
●​ In-text citation: ____________​
●​ Your analysis:
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Supporting Detail #2 (quote/paraphrase):
●​ In-text citation: ____________​
●​ Your analysis:
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Supporting Detail #3 (optional but recommended):
●​ In-text citation: ____________​
●​ Your analysis:​
Concluding Sentence (wraps up main idea of article):
IV. Notes on MLA Formatting
●​ Double-space, 12 pt. Times New Roman.​
●​ Include in-text citations: (Author page number) or (Author) if no page number.​
●​ Add the article to your Works Cited page (practice writing a full MLA entry).​