This document provides instructions for writing a summary in 4 stages: 1) Read the original text to understand the main points, word limit, and purpose. 2) Mark and number the relevant points and topic sentences. 3) Combine the points into a logical paragraph. 4) Edit the summary to meet the word limit and check spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

1. Dr Bonala Kondal

2. What is a summary?
A shorter version of the original.

3. How to summarize
Identify the main points
Write these points in a paragraph

4. Stages of summary writing
1. Read
2. Mark off
3. Combine
4. Edit

5. Read
 Where is the area of passage to be summarised?
 What do you need to summarise?
 How many parts are there to answer?
 What is the word limit?
 What is the purpose of summary?
 Whose point of view do you write the summay in?
 Does the no of opening words include/exclude the
summary?

6. 2. Mark off
 Find relevant points for the question
 Highlight the relevant points
 Number them
 Look for at least 10 points for content
 Search for topic sentences

7. 3. Combine
Arrange your points in a logical order according to
purpose
Use a variety of sentence structure
Write your summary in a paragraph only.

8. 4. Edit
 Count and write down the no of words written for
summary.
 If you summary is too long, delete unnecessary words
 Excess words will not be marked.
 Spelling, punctuation, tenses and sentence structure.

9.  Thank you