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How to... Summarize while reading
Read the text carefully and take notes(underline/write in a list) the most important and unique details mentioned in every paragraph from beginning till the end.
skip trivial, unnecessary and repeated information.
Delete redundant material. Delete redundant material. Delete redundant material. Delete redundant material. Delete redundant material. Delete redundant material. Delete redundant material.
[object Object],[object Object]
Do NOT plagiarize  actual  sentences/words from the text.
Re read the passage to check that you haven’t  missed out any important information given in the text
*Substitute super ordinate words for lists. For example: flowers for daisies, tulips, and roses.
Finally,create a topic sentence using the main information provided in the article that is being summarized .
*Make sure your summary is accurate in terms of spellings, punctuation, tenses of verbs and replaced vocabulary .   *Write a concluding sentence for your summary to give it an air of finality.
Be sure your summary answers the following questions: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Practice Article 1 Writing a summary ,[object Object],[object Object]

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Summary writing

  • 1. How to... Summarize while reading
  • 2. Read the text carefully and take notes(underline/write in a list) the most important and unique details mentioned in every paragraph from beginning till the end.
  • 3. skip trivial, unnecessary and repeated information.
  • 4. Delete redundant material. Delete redundant material. Delete redundant material. Delete redundant material. Delete redundant material. Delete redundant material. Delete redundant material.
  • 5.
  • 6. Do NOT plagiarize actual sentences/words from the text.
  • 7. Re read the passage to check that you haven’t missed out any important information given in the text
  • 8. *Substitute super ordinate words for lists. For example: flowers for daisies, tulips, and roses.
  • 9. Finally,create a topic sentence using the main information provided in the article that is being summarized .
  • 10. *Make sure your summary is accurate in terms of spellings, punctuation, tenses of verbs and replaced vocabulary . *Write a concluding sentence for your summary to give it an air of finality.
  • 11.
  • 12.