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JustGettothePointSummarypowerpoint.pptxA quick students’
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Just Get to the Point!
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What exactly is a summary?
Summary: A concise restatement in one’s own words of another, longer document, usually an article or report.
The main statement in that definition is:
“IN ONE’S
OWN WORDS!”
(Texts and Contexts, by William Robinson)
Read and Comprehend a piece of writing
Ask, what was the writer really saying? What was the writer trying to prove?
Look for the proof/reasons the writer states to support their conclusion
Outline the most important parts of the reading
Restate the conclusion and premises in your own words!
Confirm that the original piece and the summary have the same conclusion
Summarizing helps to understand the main points of an article, essay or paragraph
By extracting the main points of a piece of literature, it assists the critical reading process
A summary is a hybrid of one person’s main ideas and another’s interpretation; a summary is totally unique!
Some helpful tips:
Underline- determine what the main ideas and supporting details are in an article.
Circle- if anything is unclear to you, be sure to ask for help.
Revise- double check your grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc to strengthen your summary.
Rewrite- for best results, rewrite the summary to best grasp the main idea and have a clear, better understanding of the material at hand.
