Teachers will oftentimes require their students to write about a specific era of history. Now, you can show off all you want about your knowledge of history-as you should-but you can't get too carried away in what you're trying to explain. Teachers don't want to read more than they have to, and may become frustrated that they've wasted more time grading your summary than they did for 5 others.
Summarizing isn't very difficult to master; the name itself means "to give a brief statement" about a topic. A summary never usually goes on beyond a paragraph, nor is it shorter than a sentence. In this paragraph, you'll need to tackle basic ideas and concepts you've learned in history class, and most of the time these summaries will resemble AP World Definitions, only longer. Just for fun, I'll summarize the Eighties in around 3 sentences:
The 1980s was a decade of human history that contained both feelings of change and hope for the future and conflict among many of those considered superpowers. Under the leadership of Reagan and Gorbachev, communism as a governing body was ended in Europe towards the end of the decade, and the economies of the world went through a roller coaster of fluctuations as many prepared for the new European Capitalist Renaissance. However, in the Middle East and Asia many conflicts and wars took place, and by the end of the '80s there was a feeling of distrust towards the US due to their action or inaction in them; these feelings still exist to this day.
While it isn't perfect, you can probably see the gist of my summary. I kept it within 3 sentences, mentioned important people and topics (capitalism, communism, wars in the Middle East), and demonstrated an understanding of the era at hand. When you summarize, keep these 3 points in mind. They could either save you from writing to little or from going overboard, much to your teacher's appreciation.
-Pharaoh Noh-Tyep
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