[The advice for summarizing at the end of this worksheet is not my own, but taken from Pathways 4 published by National Geographic Learning.]
Assignment: Write down (in bibliography style) 10 sources
that you have found related to your topic, and write a 100-200 word summary.
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Tips
for Summarizing:
A summary is a shortened version of a
text or listening passage that contains all the main ideas and a few important
details. A summary usually includes (1)
a general opening statement, (2) the main ideas, and (3) a concluding
statement. The parts of the summary
should be connected with transitions. A
summary should not include your own opinion, but should simply report the
information in the article.
A summary is shorter than the original
passage. When you write a summary, you
report--in your own words--only the most important information from a passage
in the same order that it is given in the original. Follow these steps to summarize successfully.
1. Read
the passage once. As you read, underline
the important facts. Then, without
looking at it, write notes about the passage.
2.
Reread the passage, comparing your notes against it to check your understanding. Correct any incorrect notes.
3.
Use your notes to write a quick summary.
Remember that the introductory statement in a summary is not quite the
same as the thesis statement in a regular essay. The introductory statement is more like a restatement
of the original author's main idea.
4.
Compare your summary with the original.
Make sure that your summary expresses the same meaning as the original.
5.
Check your sentence structures and word choices. If your summary is very similar to the
original, change your sentences and structures and replace some content words
(e.g., key nouns or noun phrases) with synonyms.
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