Advanced Guide to Writing Summaries by Stacey Hoffer

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Advanced Guide to Writing Summaries

Published on Nov 24, 2015

How to write a summary.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

STEPS FOR SUMMARY

LEARNING TO SKETCH A BIG PICTURE

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3 STEPS to summarize

Read the text
Identify main topics
Relate topics

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identifying

An author's stance, Main ideas, & Organization

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Preparation & Annotation

Divide the article into sections or stages of thought
Write a sentence paraphrasing each section
Identify the author's organizational Pattern

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Making a long story short

the importance of summary in an information age

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Writing the Summary

attribution
overview
Condensation
conclusion

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Attribution

who writes this stuff, anyway?

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Overview

providing context & credibility

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condensation

more than just an accumulation

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Conclusion

relating major themes to larger contexts

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Putting it all together

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EVALUATING SUMMARIES

HOW TO TELL IF A SUMMARY IS GOOD OR BAD

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SUMMARY REQUIREMENTS

Cover main ideas
Explain connections
Categorize Ideas
Cite sources

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Sometimes it takes a miracle

but most of the time it just takes practice

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Stacey Hoffer