{"id":361,"date":"2018-06-26T17:27:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T17:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/olemiss-readinganthology\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=361"},"modified":"2018-07-24T18:36:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T18:36:00","slug":"how-to-write-a-summary","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/olemiss-readinganthology\/chapter\/how-to-write-a-summary\/","title":{"raw":"How to Write a Summary","rendered":"How to Write a Summary"},"content":{"raw":"<strong>How to Write a Summary<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThere are some places in your writing where it would be effective to include a summary. A \u00a0summary can be useful in the introductory paragraph to ground the reader in how you are using a source--this is more complex than the ineffective \u201cbook report\u201d because it identifies the author\u2019s argument and should lead the reader into how you are using that argument in your own project. Your own thesis may be adding to or complicating that source\u2019s argument in light of other source\u2019s theories. Also, when you are using a source, your reader needs to know that author\u2019s point, especially before quoting or using paraphrased information from that source in order to provide context. In addition, you may also be assigned (or want to create) an annotated bibliography--this document includes a summary of all of your sources\u2019 arguments.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">A summary begins with an introductory sentence that states the text\u2019s title, author, and main thesis or subject.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">A summary contains the main thesis (or main point of the text), restated in your own words.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">A summary is written in your own words. It contains few or no quotes.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">A summary is always shorter than the original text, often about 1\/3 as long as the original. \u00a0It is the ultimate \u201cfat-free\u201d writing. An article or paper may be summarized in a few sentences or a couple of paragraphs. A book may be summarized in an article or a short paper. \u00a0A very large book may be summarized in a smaller book.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">A summary should contain all the major points of the original text but should ignore most of the fine details, examples, illustrations or explanations.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">The backbone of any summary is formed by critical information (key names, dates, places, ideas, events, words and numbers). 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