2. Assessment 1 - Portfolio
Summary of an article
Write a 500 word summary of the following article, available on
BREO:
Taylor, M. and Symonds, D. (2014) ‘’What’s the Buzz?’: Meta-narratives and
Post-linearity’ in Studying MusicalTheatre. Basingstoke: Palgrave
Macmillan, pp. 115-132.
[AvailableOnline – see BREO Guided Learning]
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3. Summary of an Article
What is a summary?
A brief statement or account of the main points of something
How do I go about it?
Read
Key Ideas
Construct
Reference
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4. 1. Read
Understand what you are reading
Use a dictionary or context clues to figure out the
meaning of important words that you don’t know
Take notes as you read
Highlight key ideas
Note down any sub-sections
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5. 2. Key Ideas
Write in your own words
Broad to specific
Identify the main chunks of ideas
Flesh them out
Specific to broad
Write a sentence per paragraph
Group the sentences into related chunks
Repetition, repetition, repetition
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6. 3. Construct
Use the key terms to form sentences that
summarise the main ideas of the text, using your
own words
Never put your own ideas or opinions in
Check your outline to include all the important
points
Use “summarizing language”
• The article claims
• The authors suggest
Write a final statement about what the author(s)
wanted to get across
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7. 4. Reference
Start with a clear identification of the work
Type of work
Title
Author(s)
Main point
Example: In the featured article Five Kinds of
Learning, the author, Holland Oates, justifies his
opinion on the topic of learning styles, and
contributes to them himself.
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