TOPIC

SUMMARY WRITING

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 WHAT IS SUMMARY?

A summary is a brief summarization

of large text. The main ideas and key
points of a longer text, providing a
brief overview for quick
understanding.
 PURPOSE OF A SUMMARY?

• Summary writing is like telling the

main points of a story quickly, so
someone can understand what
happened without reading the
whole thing.
 WHEN TO SUMMARIESE?

• As a stand-alone assignment to show you’ve

understood the material.
• To keep notes that will help you remember what
you’ve read.
• To give an overview of other researchers’ work
in a literature review.
 BODY OF SUMMARY

• It should be in the form of a paragraph.

• A summary begins with an introductory sentence that
states the text’s title ,author ad main point of the text as
you see it.
• A summary is written in your own words.
• A summary contains only the ideas of the original text.
Do not insert any of your own opinions.
• omit minor points.
• Write a last sentence that ”wraps” up your
summary.
INSTRUCTION FOR WRITING
SUMMARY
READ THE TEXT BREAK THE TEXT DOWN INTO
SCAN: Topic And Overall Shape SECTIONS
READ: important points • Understand its sub-point
SKIM: key points and re-read

Understand important points State the actual theme

INSTRUCTION FOR WRITING
SUMMARY
WRITE THE SUMMARY

* Put the key points into words

* Do not copy and paste parts of the article.
* Avoid plagiarism
* Properly paraphrase the author’s ideas.
• Detailed paragraph
• Length (9/2=4.5 or 5)
• For example e.g ,instance, in otherwords, etc
• Main points
• Last paragraph