Summarizing an Article
Composing a good summary requires accurate reading and the ability to find the main idea and the most important supporting evidence in a piece of writing. Summaries are always shorter than the original texts, usually 75% shorter.
When you write a summary, you give your readers an idea of the content of the article or book and save them the time and trouble of reading the entire original.
Steps you should follow when you are summarizing an article:
· Read the original carefully
· Mention the source and the author at the beginning of the summary
· State the author’s main and most important idea without distorting(changing) those ideas or adding your own
· State the author’s most important supporting evidence or subpoints without distorting them. DO NOT include details.
· Use your own wording. Occasionally, however, a phrase in the original may be especially striking, interesting, or controversial. In that case, you may use the author’s exact words if you put quotation marks around them.
· Do not include your own ideas or comments. The summary should include only the author’s ideas.
· Remind the readers that you are summarizing someone else’s ideas.
Some extra tips for summarizing an article:
· Please remember that the summary should be in the present tense.
· Begin by mentioning the original source.
Here are some possible ways to include the source:
In his article entitled “Summertime Dues,” Walter Kirn informs us that………………………………
states
claims
shows us
emphasizes
In “Summertime Dues,” Walter Kirn indicates the problems of……………………………
discusses
explores
examines
Summer, according to Walter Kirn in his article “Summertime Dues,” is more than just sun bathing.
At least once in your summary, remind your readers that you are summarizing someone else’s work by using a phrase similar to the following ones:
The author goes on to say………………
Kirn also reports that…………………..
The article further states……………….
Composing a good summary requires accurate reading and the ability to find the main idea and the most important supporting evidence in a piece of writing. Summaries are always shorter than the original texts, usually 75% shorter.
When you write a summary, you give your readers an idea of the content of the article or book and save them the time and trouble of reading the entire original.
Steps you should follow when you are summarizing an article:
· Read the original carefully
· Mention the source and the author at the beginning of the summary
· State the author’s main and most important idea without distorting(changing) those ideas or adding your own
· State the author’s most important supporting evidence or subpoints without distorting them. DO NOT include details.
· Use your own wording. Occasionally, however, a phrase in the original may be especially striking, interesting, or controversial. In that case, you may use the author’s exact words if you put quotation marks around them.
· Do not include your own ideas or comments. The summary should include only the author’s ideas.
· Remind the readers that you are summarizing someone else’s ideas.
Some extra tips for summarizing an article:
· Please remember that the summary should be in the present tense.
· Begin by mentioning the original source.
Here are some possible ways to include the source:
In his article entitled “Summertime Dues,” Walter Kirn informs us that………………………………
states
claims
shows us
emphasizes
In “Summertime Dues,” Walter Kirn indicates the problems of……………………………
discusses
explores
examines
Summer, according to Walter Kirn in his article “Summertime Dues,” is more than just sun bathing.
At least once in your summary, remind your readers that you are summarizing someone else’s work by using a phrase similar to the following ones:
The author goes on to say………………
Kirn also reports that…………………..
The article further states……………….
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