Effective Summary Writing

1. Effective Summary Writing Characteristics and Strategies

2. By the end of this lesson, you should be able to: • Define a summary • Identify the characteristics of a summary • Employ strategies for writing an effective summary Lesson Objectives

3. What is a summary? • What characterizes an effective summary? • How can I write an effective summary? GuidingQuestions

4. Essentially, a summary is a shortened version of an original document that presents the key information and details of the document in the writer’s own words. What is a summary?

5. 7 Characteristics of an Effective Summary What characterizes an effective summary?

6. A summary is much shorter than the original document. 1 7 Characteristics of an Effective Summary

7. Questions: What is the main idea of the original source material? Where is the main idea located in the original compared to the model summary? A summary presents ALL the main ideas in the original document, but fewer details. 2 7Characteristics of an Effective Summary

8. A summary does not contain your opinions. 3 6 Characteristics of an Effective Summary

9. Here are four statements from the original that are out of order. Scan the summary and place them in the correct order. a. World leaders had recognized the importance of education when they adopted the Millennium Declaration 10 years previously b. Education was essential to the health and development of every child. c. The author concluded that universal primary education would ensure a better future for everyone. d.UNICEF estimates millions of children were still out of school A summary presents the information in the same order as the original document. 4 7Characteristics of an Effective Summary

10. A summary paraphrases the original document and keeps the same meaning. 5 7Characteristics of an Effective Summary Can you find the paraphrase in the summary for the following statement, located near the end of the 1st paragraph in the original source: Education is imperative to empowering girls and women. Answer: It was also critical to the empowerment of girls…

11. A summary does not presentany new informationnot in the original document. 6 7Characteristics of an Effective Summary

12. A summary is mostly written in the past tense and supported by reported speech. 7 7Characteristics of an Effective Summary Example of Reported Speech Original: The MD recognized the transformative role… Summary: World leaders HAD RECOGNIZED the transformative role.

13. A summary is much shorter than the original document. • A summary presents ALL the main ideas in the original document, but fewer details. • A summary does not contain your opinions. • A summary presents the information in the same order as the original document. • A summary paraphrases the original document and keeps the same meaning. • A summary does not presentany new informationnot in the original document. • A summary is written mostly in the past tense, supported by reported speech. 7 Characteristics of an Effective Summary

14. 5 Strategies to Write an Effective Summary How can I write an effective summary?

15. Read the original document closely. Highlight the main ideas and most important details. 1 5 Strategies for Writing an Effective Summary

16. Put the original document aside and wait a while before you write the summary. 2 5 Strategies for Writing an Effective Summary

17. Write the main ideas and details from your memory. 3 5 Strategies for Writing an Effective Summary

18. Check your summary against the original. Make sure your summary has the charac- teristics previously mentioned. 4 5 Strategies for Writing an Effective Summary

19. Make any necessary changes to ensure the summary is concise, accurate, ordered and factual and original. 5 5 Strategies for Writing an Effective Summary

20. Read the original document closely. Highlight the main ideas and most important details. • Put the original document aside for a while. • Write the main ideas and details from your memory. • Check your summary against the original. Make sure your summary has the characteristics previously mentioned. • Make any necessary changes to ensure the summary is concise, accurate, ordered , factual and original. 5 Strategies for Writing an Effective Summary