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What is summarizing and how to summarize correctly
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1.uses various techniques in summarizing a variety of academic texts CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Ia-c-
Sing the Cosmos by Angela Treat Lyon What details need to go into a summary of this painting? What details can be left out?
What is going on in this photograph ? What information needs to be included in a summary? Untitled by Nathanial Burkins
Summary Short account of the central ideas of a text Summaries are not a place for… (^) Opinions (^) Background knowledge (^) Personal information
How To Summarize
Main Idea and Key Points The main idea is what the text is about. Key points are arguments or information that is used to support the main idea. Key points may be developed or elaborated with supporting details. Your summary should only include main ideas and key points, not supporting details.
Example Text A penny for your thoughts? If it’s a 1943 copper penny, it could be worth as much as fifty thousand dollars. In 1943, most pennies were made out of steel since copper was needed for World War II,
.. Another rarity is.. T These pennies were mistakenly double stamped, so they have overlapping dates and letters. If it’s uncirculated, it’d easily fetch $25,000 at an auction. Now that’s a pretty penny. so, the 1943 copper penny is ultra-rare. the 1955 double die penny.
Correct Example Response This text is about two very rare and valuable pennies: the 1943 copper penny and the 1955 double die penny. (^) Includes key information. (^) Doesn’t include unnecessary information (^) Is a complete sentence.
Steps in Composing a Summary Step 1: Read the text for its main points. Step 2: Reread carefully and make a descriptive outline. Step 3: Write out the text's thesis or main point.... Step 4: Identify the text's major divisions or chunks. Each division develops one of the stages needed to make the whole main point. Step 5: Try summarizing each part in one or two sentences. Step 6: Now combine your summaries of the parts into a coherent whole, creating a condensed version of the text's main ideas in your own words."
1 The itsy bitsy spider Climbed up the water spout Down came the rain and Washed the spider out Up came the sun and Dried up all the rain And the itsy bitsy spider Climbed up the spout again.
2 Humpty Dumpty Sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty Had a great fall. All the King's horses And all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty Together again.
4 Jack and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. Up Jack got and home did trot, As fast as he could caper, And went to bed to mend his head With vinegar and brown paper.
5 Little Miss Muffet Sat on a tuffet, Eating some curds and whey. Along came a spider Who sat down beside her And frightened Miss Muffet away.
