How To Summarise

by Deb Stewart on Jun 12, 2008

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This is a small power point presentation that I have developed from a noted handout from Study Skills tutor Jillian Johnstone. I have used it successfully with both Level 3 and level 5 students

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This is a small power point presentation that I have developed from a noted handout from Study Skills tutor Jillian Johnstone. I have used it successfully with both Level 3 and level 5 students

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How to Summarise Articles, Chapters and Webpages

Step One

Read the article quickly to get an over view of what it contains.

At this stage do not try to take notes.

Step Two

Re-read the article

Write down only a word or phrase that you think sums up each paragraph.

Step Three

Check whether you can group any of your words or phrases together, or whether some of your words or phrases can just be crossed out.

Step Four

Write your summary

Check for word limit

A summary should be no more than 10% of the length of the original writing

Step Five

Edit your work to make sure it makes sense

Quickly check back to see that you have in fact covered the main points of the article.

Step Six

Make sure you have an APA reference in your summary to the original article

PLEASE NOTE:

You are not expected to summarise the formal intrduction or conclusion of the material you are providing a summary of

With long articles (3000+ words) the skill is to summarise the main points of the whole article, not every paragraph

Joyce Seitzinger , Lecturer in Blended Learning at Deakin University Very clear and of immediate use to students. Thanks for sharing this, Deb! I have added it to my favourites and included the tags, study skills, learning, notetaking. We have a slideshare community! 3 years ago

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