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LESSON 4

WRITING SKILLS II: SUMMARY WRITNG

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What is a summary?

• A shortened passage, which retains the essential information of the original


• A brief restatement in your own words of the contents of a passage
• A condensed version of an original text
• A short overview of the main points of an article or other source, written entirely in
one’s own words
• A concise overview of a text’s main points in one’s own words
To summarize is to condense a text to its main points
and to do so in your own words.

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Why summarise?

• To explain a complex idea


• To provide an overview of an extended piece of writing
• To capture information from various sources to be used for an essay

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Features of a good summary

Brevity, accuracy and


A summary should be
objectivity are the
a readable unified
major ingredients of a
whole.
good summary.

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Features of a good summary - Brevity

Brevity
• Brevity, the quality of being short or brief, is the chief demand of
summarizing.
• Usually, a good summary is about a third or a quarter of the original text.
• It should be without any unnecessary detail.
• The shortened length of a summarized text is the first visual quality.

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Features of a good summary - Accuracy

Accuracy
• Accuracy refers to the sameness of the message or idea(s) of the text in
spite of its brevity.
• In other words, though the passage has been reduced in terms of its
quantity, the intended message should be maintained.
• A summary should contain only the source's ideas, and nothing more; you
simply report back what the writer has said. It should be understood
without reference to the original.
• It should be a briefer yet faithful account of the original.

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Features of a good summary -
Objectivity

Objectivity
• It should not make value judgments or express your opinion.
• It should also not interpret the information in the original text.
• Present the idea as it is.

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Steps in writing a summary (1)

1 2 3 4 5
Preview the text Read the text Divide the text Understand the Write one-
to find the general carefully to into sections and important parts. sentence
theme. understand it label each section. summary for each
well. section

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Steps in writing a summary (2)

 Formulate a thesis statement from the general theme.


 Weave the one-sentence summaries together to write the first draft.
 Note:
• Write in your own words, to avoid plagiarism.
• Occasionally add important supporting details if necessary.
• Eliminate unnecessary words and repetitions.
• Eliminate personal ideas and inferences.
• Use transitions for a smooth and logical flow of ideas.
• Conclude your draft with a ‘summing up’ sentence.

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Steps in writing a summary (3)

 Edit the draft by checking the following:


• If all the important pieces of information are included in the
summary
• If you have eliminated repetition and unnecessary details
• If you have eliminated your personal views and ideas
• If your grammar, punctuation, and spelling are correct
 Write the final draft.

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Important Tips

Remember!
• Use quotation marks for directly
quoted parts.
• Identify/reference the original source.
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