Summary Writing Paraphrase Writing

 An overview of the most important  Includes all the information of the

information in the text and possible original text
relevant supporting details.
 As close to the original length as
 Shorter than the original texts since possible. At times it may be longer.
examples and illustrations are
generally omitted

 Written in your own words  Written in your own words

 Written in the chronological order of  The order of information can be

the original text. changed

 Meaning of the original text must be  Meaning of the original text must be
maintained. maintained.

Comparative Table
Summary and Paraphrase Writing