a very easy way to learn and practice Summary writing through paraphrasing of sentences.

1. Summary
writing
By: Haris Khan

2. Key points
• Summary has to be clear and precise to someone, who
hasn’t seen or read the text passage
• It must include all the points of the passage
• It must have all the essential information
• Shouldn’t go beyond the points
• Mustn't include any specific details such as figures,
dates and statistics
• It has to be concise (brief)
• Not wordy

3. Paragraph
• Maintain paragraph
o Topic sentence
o Supporting sentences
o concluding sentences

4. Sentences
• A topic sentence must include the title, author or writer
name in it
• It should be the summary of the passage including all the
main details of the topic
• Supporting sentences are the main points
• Try to follow same order as original
• Generally it has to be in chronological order

5. Paraphrasing
o Shows your range; you understood the passage
o Must not copy any sentences or quotes
o They must be in your own words

6. Key points of
paraphrasing
o Change the synonyms in your words
o Change grammatical structure
o Can change verbs into nouns
o Active into passive
o Complex into simple sentences

7. Change following sentence
• The student was unable to express author's main point, despite having
read the article so many times.

8. • Despite having read the article so many times, the student was unable to
express author's main point.

9. • Even after multiple times, the student was incapable of expressing writer's main idea.

10. Change following sentences
into your own words
o A part time job is beneficial for teenagers, because it can teach them the
importance of being on time.

11. • Studies have shown that over 30% of students bought or copied an essay from an
online source.

12. • Summary must be objective
• It mustn't include your opinions or ideas
• You are just reporting information from someone else's
piece or writing…

13. Questions?