How to write a summary?Thank youI appreciate any tips you can tell.

How to write a summary?Thank youI appreciate any tips you can tell.
How to write a summary?Thank you
I appreciate any tips you can tell.

How to write a summary?Thank youI appreciate any tips you can tell.
How to write a summary?
Read the passage carefully. Determine its structure. Identify the author's purpose in writing. (This will help you to distinguish between more important and less important information.)
Reread, label, and underline. This time divide the passage into sections or stages of thought. The author's use of paragraphing will often be a useful guide. Label, on the passage itself, each section or stage of thought. Underline key ideas and terms.
Write one-sentence summaries, on a separate sheet of paper, of each stage of thought.
Write a thesis--a one-sentence summary of the entire passage. The thesis should express the central idea of the passage, as you have determined it from the preceding steps. You may find it useful to keep in mind the information contained in the lead sentence or paragraph of most newspaper stories--the what, who, why, where, when, and how of the matter. For persuasive passages, summarize in a sentence the author's conclusion. For descriptive passages, indicate the subject of the description and its key features. Note: In some cases a suitable thesis may already be in the original passage. If so, you may want to quote it directly in your summary.
Write the first draft of your summary by (1) combining the thesis with your list of one-sentence summaries or (2) combining the thesis with one-sentence summaries plus significant details from the passage. In either case, eliminate repetition. Eliminate less important information. Disregard minor details, or generalize them. Use as few words as possible to convey the main ideas.
Check your summary against the original passage, and make whatever adjustments are necessary for accuracy and completeness.
Revise your summary, inserting transitional words and phrases where necessary to ensure coherence. Check for style. Avoid series of short, choppy sentences. Combine sentences for a smooth, logical flow of ideas. Check for grammatical correctness, punctuation, and spelling.

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What is a summary? It is a fairly brief restatement--IN YOUR OWN WORDS--of the contents of a passage.
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??Strictly speaking, you simply report back what the other writer has said. It is not ...

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What is a summary? It is a fairly brief restatement--IN YOUR OWN WORDS--of the contents of a passage.
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??Strictly speaking, you simply report back what the other writer has said. It is not your job to make value judgments about the "rightness" or "wrongness" of what (s)he says. That would be a different kind of paper--a summary-response, a critique, or a position paper.
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??While it is hard to give concrete guidelines for length, many good summaries are about 1/4 to 1/3 the length of the original.
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??What are the steps in writing a summary?
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??I. Read through the whole piece--carefully. Annotate (underline, highlight, asterisk, star, flag things; comment in the margins) as you read.
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??II. When you finish, look back for the 1-2 sentences that state the author\'s main point. Write it/them down or place some special annotation in the margin of your book. This is the article\'s thesis statement. While it may appear early in the essay--the first paragraph or two (as you are taught to locate yours), it may not, in fact, be stated until the end of the piece (almost as if it were a conclusion).
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??III. Reread the selection, dividing it into sections of thought. Each section may be one paragraph, but, more likely, each section will incorporate several paragraphs.
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??IV. Write a sentence or two summarizing each section of thought. If you have trouble doing this, you might try writing a summary sentence for each paragraph and then revising where you see yourself repeating ideas.
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??V. Write a first draft of your summary, including the following items:
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??A. In the first sentence or two--
??1. the author\'s name.
??2. the article\'s or chapter\'s name (perhaps even the magazine\'s or book\'s name in which the article or chapter appeared).
??3. the author\'s thesis statement.
??***Here\'s an example: "In our excerpt from The Idea of a University, John Henry Newman argues that the real purpose of a university education is to help students become wise, enable each one to understand as much as possible of the world in which (s)he lives and to see clearly how each piece of knowledge relates to each other piece of knowledge."
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??B. Next, your summary sentences for each paragraph or section. Put them in the same order that the author presents the essay, because you are, after all, simply reporting back what (s)he says.
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??C. You should make every effort to put the author\'s ideas into your own words--to avoid plagiarism. However, you may occasionally want to quote a point directly from the author. That\'s okay; just be sure to place quotation marks around what you have borrowed and cite your page number.
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??D. Occasional supporting details, if and only if they are the most significant ones.
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??VI. Check your draft against the original piece for accuracy.
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??VII. Revise the summary to "smooth out" its choppiness. In other words, link your section summary sentences together with good transitional words or phrases (like in addition, moreover, on the other hand, however, finally).
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??VIII. Proofread and spellcheck.

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