Summarising Summary Ø short written or spoken

Summarising

Summary Ø short written or spoken account of sth which gives important points but not details

Summarising ‘identifying the point you want to make from your source and writing it in your own words’. l l shorter than paraphrase includes only key info Mc. Cormack, J. and Slaght (2012: 45) English for 2012: 45 Academic Study: Extended Writing &Research Skills. Reading: Garnet Education. l summarise long passages whose main points you wish to record selectively

Summarising 1. Skim text, noting subheadings Ø if - no subheadings, divide text into sections 2. Read text Ø highlight important info, taking notes 3. In your own words, write down main points of each section 4. Write down key support points for main topic, do not include minor detail 5. Go through the process again, making changes as appropriate

Summarising include just enough info to recount the main points you wish to mention; Ø use your own words. If you want to include lg from the original, enclose it in quotation marks; Ø recheck material you plan to use against the original to be sure you have conveyed the author’s meaning and that your words are entirely your own. Ø

Home task 1 Watch this video and take notes: http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=qw. QYeg. F y. Ows

Home task 2 (to be submitted) To practise paraphrasing, quoting, summarysing and providing in-text citations according to our conventions, do the following: Read an extract on group working skills from Payne, E. &Whittaker, L. (2000) Developing Essential Study Skills. Harlow: Pearson (see it attached) and write a summary: (see the next slide):

Structure of the summary 1. Write introductory sentences with an in-text citation of the source and the author as well as a reporting verb (e. g. to argue, to claim) to introduce the main idea. For example, In his article ‘How to Write a Summary’, Brown (2002) describes summary writing guidelines and claims that a good summary answers the reader’s implied question (2002: 5) … 2. Write supporting paragraphs and sentences by paraphrasing, using 1 long quotation, 1 short quotation. Provide appropriate in-text citations 3. Write a concluding short paragraph. 4. Write the reference at the end (see it in the previous slide).