WHAT IS

SUMMARIZING?
 an important skill in critical
reading
 often used to determine the
essential ideas in a reading
material
 essential ideas include the
gist or main idea, useful
information, or key words or
 phrases that help you meet your
reading purpose.
GUIDELINES IN
SUMMARIZING
1. Clarify your purpose before you
read
2. Read the text and understand the
meaning.
3. Select and underline or circle the
key ideas and phrases while reading.
4. Write all key ideas or phrases you
identified on the margins or on your
notebook in a bullet or outline form.
5. Without looking at the text,
identify the connections of these key
ideas and phrases using a concept
map.

6. List your ideas in sentence form in

a concept map.
7. Combine the sentences into
paragraph. Use appropriate
transitional devices to improve
cohesion.
8. Ensure that you do not copy a
single sentence from the original
text.
9. Refrain from adding comments
about the text. Stick to the ideas it
presents.
10. Edit the draft of your summary
by eliminating redundant ideas.

11. Compare your output with the

original text to ensure accuracy.
12. Record the details of the original
source. (author’s name, date of
publication, title, publisher, place of
publishing and URL, if online)

13. Format your summary properly.

 FORMATS IN
SUMMARIZING

1. Idea Heading Format

In this format, the summarized idea
comes before the action.
2. Author-Heading Format
In this format, the summarized idea
comes after the citation.
3. Date Heading Format
In this format, the summarized idea
comes after the date when the
material was published.