English 102 / Tenenbaum: Demonstration Summary Drowning in Corn: Summary of “Industrial Corn,” from Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma [The title conveys overall mood or theme, and is your big creative moment. The subtitle is factual, saying what the paper is.] In this selection about the corn as an economic commodity, Michael Pollan, an investigative journalist, claims that these huge crops of corn are detrimental to the food system as a whole. [The first paragraph, in combination with the title, gives the author’s name, the book title, and the overall idea of what the “Industrial Corn” section is about.] [Second paragraph] Here is a topic sentence introducing the first, most important subpoint (important according to a logical scheme you have thought out) to the overall statement in the first paragraph. In the rest of this paragraph, you will, in some combination of summary, paraphrase, and quotation, present information supporting the topic sentence above. It is likely that every sentence will have a page reference. [Third and following paragraphs] Throughout the summary, repeat the same structure as in the second paragraph, putting the points in logical order, and using transition words to help readers follow. [Final paragraph] At the end, if you have any words left, you can include your own response to Pollan’s ideas. [The Works Cited is on the next page.] English 102 / Tenenbaum: Demonstration Summary Works Cited Pollan, Michael. The Ominivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. New York: Penguin, 2006. Print.