Final assessment ENGL 135
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Howtowriteasummary.pptxHow to write a summary
Sounds boring but isn’t
Greetings, fellow earthikins! You have watched the previous Prof Moment Lecture about Summarizing, Paraphrasing and Quoting. Today, let’s take a look how you will go about writing a summary. But first, a little background.
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Keep in mind:
Summary: a highly condensed version of a text that sums up, or distills, the main points of the text into a new and shorter version of the original.
main points
highly condensed
Basically, there are two types of summaries. The stand alone summary and the embedded summary.
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Start your summary with a clear identification of:
Main point in the present tense.
The Title
Conventions of a Summary
The type of work
Author
In the PowerPoint lecture, How to Write a Summary, Professor Randy Lawrence explains the necessary steps to write an academic summary.
Conventions of a Summary
Example:
In the PowerPoint lecture, How to Write a Summary, Professor Randy Lawrence explains the necessary steps to write an academic summary.
Conventions of a Summary
Example:
Add the crucial important points covered in the original work.
Conventions of a Summary
Always paraphrase when writing a summary.
To use a quote, the original phrase must be so important or unique that it cannot be paraphrased.
These direct quotes MUST be in "quotation marks".
In the PowerPoint lecture, How to Write a Summary, Professor Randy Lawrence explains the necessary steps to write an academic summary. Lawrence emphasizes that a summary must clearly identify the original source (type, title, author and main ideas). He also outlines a writing strategy that focuses on reading, understanding, and outlining the main points of a source, then write multiple drafts to produce a clear, concise summary.
Conventions of a Summary
Example:
Do NOT include personal ideas, opinions, or interpretations into the summary.
Conventions of a Summary
Summarizing academic writing means representing the work in a fair and balanced manner.
You will have a chance to respond, but NOT now.
5. Include a bibliographic citation. Please include citations for all assignments in this course.
(Thanks to Washington State University for some of this information)
4. Write using "summarizing language." The author claims, suggests, argues, etc.
3. Write a first draft of the summary without looking at the article.
2. Outline the document or subject of summary
1. Read the article be sure you understand it completely.
Summary Writing Process.
Summary Writing Process.
Target your rough or first draft for approximately ¼ the length of the original and then edit down from there.
Edit down to the length requested in your assignment.
Do the summaries and paraphrasing exercises in the Summaries and Paraphrasing Forum.
And now for your assignment…
After the exercises move on to the Major Assignment One: Summary And Persuasive Response later this week.
For your Major Assignment One, you need to pick a peer review article to summarize. (you will also write and response to the article, but that comes later.
