{"id":810,"date":"2017-07-19T12:31:44","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T12:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-fmcc-english1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=810"},"modified":"2017-07-24T22:40:33","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T22:40:33","slug":"how-to-write-a-summary","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-fmcc-english1\/chapter\/how-to-write-a-summary\/","title":{"raw":"Writing a Summary","rendered":"Writing a Summary"},"content":{"raw":"<div id=\"post-368\" class=\"standard post-368 chapter type-chapter status-publish hentry\">\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n\r\nSummarizing\u00a0consists of\u00a0two\u00a0important skills:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>identifying the important material in the text, and<\/li>\r\n \t<li>restating the text in your own words.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nSince writing a summary consists of omitting minor information, it will always be shorter than the original text.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-full wp-image-817 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1705\/2017\/07\/19132437\/writing-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" \/>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"wp-nocaption aligncenter wp-image-369\"><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"post-368\" class=\"standard post-368 chapter type-chapter status-publish hentry\">\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n<h3>How to Write a Summary<\/h3>\r\nBefore writing a summary, make sure to read and highlight\/annotate the whole essay <em>before<\/em> writing your summary. \u00a0The idea is to then summarize and do so <em>in your own words<\/em> as you reread the essay. \u00a0With this in mind, a summary:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>begins with an\u00a0<em>introductory sentence<\/em>\u00a0that states the text\u2019s title, author, main topic, and\u00a0<em>thesis<\/em>, restated in your own words.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>contains few or no quotes, but always cites any quoted material.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><em>is always shorter than the original text<\/em>, no more than 1\/3 as long (often less) as the original.\u00a0\u00a0It is the ultimate \u201cfat-free\u201d writing.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>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<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>is formed by\u00a0<em>critical information<\/em>\u00a0(key names, dates, places, ideas, events, words and numbers). Make certain that the summary does not rely on vague generalities.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>DO include <em>all the major points<\/em>\u00a0of the original text<em> in the order presented within that text<\/em>,\u00a0<em>ignore most of the fine details<\/em>, examples, illustrations or explanations.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>uses transitional words (e.g. \"first\", \"next\", \"furthermore\", \"on the other hand\", \"as a result\") to connect the summarized points.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>paraphrases the text's conclusion.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>contains only the ideas of the original text.\u00a0<em>Do not insert<\/em>\u00a0any of\u00a0<em>your own opinions, interpretations, deductions, or comments<\/em>\u00a0into a summary.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>like any other writing, has to have a specific audience and purpose,\u00a0and must be crafted carefully to serve that audience and fulfill that specific purpose.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div id=\"post-368\" class=\"standard post-368 chapter type-chapter status-publish hentry\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Summarizing\u00a0consists of\u00a0two\u00a0important skills:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>identifying the important material in the text, and<\/li>\n<li>restating the text in your own words.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Since writing a summary consists of omitting minor information, it will always be shorter than the original text.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-817 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1705\/2017\/07\/19132437\/writing-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-nocaption aligncenter wp-image-369\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-368\" class=\"standard post-368 chapter type-chapter status-publish hentry\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>How to Write a Summary<\/h3>\n<p>Before writing a summary, make sure to read and highlight\/annotate the whole essay <em>before<\/em> writing your summary. \u00a0The idea is to then summarize and do so <em>in your own words<\/em> as you reread the essay. \u00a0With this in mind, a summary:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>begins with an\u00a0<em>introductory sentence<\/em>\u00a0that states the text\u2019s title, author, main topic, and\u00a0<em>thesis<\/em>, restated in your own words.<\/li>\n<li>contains few or no quotes, but always cites any quoted material.<\/li>\n<li><em>is always shorter than the original text<\/em>, no more than 1\/3 as long (often less) as the original.\u00a0\u00a0It is the ultimate \u201cfat-free\u201d writing.\n<ul>\n<li>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>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>is formed by\u00a0<em>critical information<\/em>\u00a0(key names, dates, places, ideas, events, words and numbers). 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