The document outlines seven tips for writing an effective summary, including identifying the title and author, incorporating the thesis statement, and writing concisely about main ideas while omitting minor details. It emphasizes the importance of avoiding personal opinions and plagiarism, suggesting the use of quotations for direct references. A sample summary of Dorothy Parker's dismissal from Vanity Fair illustrates the application of these summarizing techniques.

1. 7 TIPS in Writing A Summary
1. Once you read a text, identify and
include the title and author of the
text.
2. Include the author’s thesis statement
in the first two sentences.
3. Write one or two sentences per main
concept or idea in a text.
4. If needed, divide the text into parts
or by main ideas before summarizing
the whole.
5. Remember to omit the details that
are not important, there is no need to
go into the minor and supporting
details of the text.
6. Avoid writing additional opinions
about the text.
7. Avoid plagiarism of the author’s
work. Include quotations if you are
directly quoting the writer.

2. Sample Summary
On January 11, 1920, Dorothy Parker
was fired from her job as a theater
critic, a position she had held for two
years. She had been writing critiques
about several performances in the
months leading to her dismissal, the
most notable ones about David Belasco’s
East is West and Billie Burke’s
performance in Somerset Maugham’s
Caesar’s Wife. Because of her reviews,
which others felt had exceeded critique
and had become personal attacks,
Belasco and Florenz Ziegfield, husband
of Billie Burke, went to the publisher of
Vanity Fair with formal complaints
about Parker. Her publisher passed the
case to the editor, who then fired her.