Writing Center Handouts
Writing Summaries
The goal of writing a summary of an article a chapter or a book is to offer as
accurately as possible the full sense of the original but in a more condensed form A summary restates the author’s main point purpose intent and supporting details i n your own words
The process of summarizing enables you to better grasp the original and the
result shows the reader that you understand it as well In addition the knowledge gained allows you to better analyze and critique the original First try to find the main idea in the reading it’s usually in the first
paragraph Next skim through the article glancing at any headings and graphics Then read the conclusion The intent here is both to give yourself a review of the work and t o effectively engage yourself with it
Now go back and read the original text carefully jotting down notes on or
highlighting the important points Write the central idea and the author’s reasons (purpose and intent) for holding this viewpoint Note the supporting elements the author uses to explain or back up herhis main information or claim
Make an outline that includes the main idea and the supporting details
Arrange your information in a logical order for example most to least
important or chronological Your order need not be the same as that in the original but keep related suppo rting points together The way you organize the outline may serve as a model for how you divide and write the essay Write the summary making sure to state the author’s name in the first
sentence Present the main idea followed by the supporting points The remainder of your summary should focus on how the author supports defines andor illustrates that main ide a Remember unless otherwise stated by your instructor a summary should contain only the author’s views so try to be as objective as possible
As you revise and edit your summary compare it to the original and ask
yourself questions such as Have I rephrased the author’s words without changing their meaning Have I restated the main idea and the supporting points accurately and in my own words
If you are asked to write a critical summary or to include a critique you may
want to ask yourself questions such as Does the author succeed How and
why or why not What are the strengths weaknesses Why What did the author do well Not well Why
摘(summary)种原始文献(文章)基容进行浓缩语义连贯短文迅速掌握原文容梗概目加观评解释必须简明确切表述原文重容
摘写作(summary writing)种控制性作文形式学生通阅读原文吸收原文文章结构语言方面长处写出容致结构似语言简洁短文外培养学生善抓住文章重点力帮助利实际写作中避免面面俱事巨细罗列良倾种写作准确理解原文综合概括培养欣赏力训练书面表达力英文写摘学英语写作学生说失种切合实际方法面谈谈写英文摘
1)细读原文首先仔细阅读全篇作品然作品进行整体分析掌握原文总意思结构明确全文题(the main theme)段段落意(the main idea)
2)弄清求搞清楚写全文概写某部分概者某问题写出点
3)列出原文点分析原文容结构容分项扼表述注意结构序基础选出文章题密切相关部分
4)草拟写作提纲写出初稿挑选出点作框架草拟详细提纲列提纲写出摘初稿写作时特注意面点:
(1)摘应包括原文中事实(main facts)略必细节(unnecessary details)
(2)安排篇幅例摘应原文保持协调较文字写重容较少文字写次容
(3)注意段落连贯句子衔接适转折词语贯通全文切忌简单写出互相干句子
(4)话写排斥原文某词句
(5)计算词数否符合规定词数求
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