This assignment is the first of three writing diagnostics, the summary. Summarizing will help you determine the essential ideas in an article. It enables students to locate the keywords and phrases in an assigned text. Summarizing also teaches students how to take a large selection of text and reduce it to the main points. It's a very important skill, one you'll use throughout your academic career, and beyond. Along with content, your essay will be evaluated for spelling, grammar, sentence structure, and format. This is a "credit assignment," meaning you will receive credit just for completing the work. At the end of the course, you will use your instructor's feedback to revise your submission. INSTRUCTIONS: For this assignment summarize the article below, from BBC News titled "Knobbly Reptile Roamed Vast Ancient Desert." Read the article and write a concise summary. Format your summary in APA using the APA template Download APA template. Your essay should be no less than one-half page in length and no more than one full page. It must be double-spaced. Along with content, your essay will be evaluated for spelling, grammar, sentence structure, and format. BBC News "Knobbly Reptile Roamed Vast Ancient Desert" No Author June 24, 2013 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-23032892 Links to an external site. A bizarre reptile with knobbly growths on its head roamed a vast, isolated desert about 260 million years ago, researchers say. New fossils from northern Nig