EAPP (Summarizing and Thesis Statement) Flashcards
It is a brief statement or restatement of main points.
Summary
______________- a text, or distilling its essential concepts into a paragraph or two, is a useful study tool as well as good writing practice.
Summarizing
TWO AIMS OF A SUMMARY
1 - To reproduce the main idea and the key points of a text.
#2 - To restate these in as few words as possible.
It is the topic of the text
Main Idea
Arguments used to explain the main idea.
Key Points
T or F:
You can add your opinion in the summary.
False
T or F:
Do not quote extensively.
True
T or F:
Avoid plagiarism.
True
T or F:
Use quotation marks to indicate copied key terms.
True
T or F:
Summarizing helps students learn to identify key ideas of a text and ignore irrelevant information.
True
T or F:
Summarizing does not improves students’ memory for what they read and by extension comprehension.
False
T or F:
Summarizing improves students’ memory for what they read and by extension comprehension.
True
T or F:
By learning and practicing how to summarize, one can develop reading comprehension and short-term retention of information.
False
T or F:
It is also an effective tool to self-evaluate what they understood and what they do not.
True
_______ is what the text is about while ________ are arguments or information that is used to support the _________. Also, it may be developed or elaborated with supporting details.
Main Idea
Keypoints
Main Idea
T or F:
Another important thing you must remember is that summaries are not a place for your opinions, background knowledge and personal information.
True
TECHNIQUES IN SUMMARIZING A TEXT
RULE 1: READ THE ORIGINAL PASSAGE OR TEXT VERY CAREFULLY.
RULE 2: HIGHLIGHT OR UNDERLINE WHAT YOU TAKE TO BE THE MAIN POINT OF THE ORIGINAL TEXT, OR MAKE NOTES IN THE MARGINS OR ON ANOTHER SHEET OF PAPER.
RULE 3: WHEN SUMMARIZING AN ENTIRE ESSAY, OUTLINE THE WRITER’S ARGUMENT.
RULE 4: NOW TELL YOUR AUDIENCE WHAT THE ORIGINAL SOURCE ARGUED.
RULE 5: ASK THE FOLLOWING FRAMEWORK QUESTIONS:
A. WHAT IS THE MAIN IDEA?
B. WHAT ARE THE CRUCIAL DETAILS NECESSARY FOR SUPPORTING THE IDEAS?
RULE 6: USE KEY WORDS OR PHRASES TO IDENTIFY THE MAIN POINTS FROM THE TEXT.
RULE 7: YOU CAN ALSO SUMMARIZE A READING TEXT BY GETTING THE MAIN EVENTS AND ARRANGING THE EVENTS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.
T or F:
TS- It is a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
True
T or F:
It is the road map of the readers on what to expect in the whole paper.
True
T or F:
It is the not the central idea of the paper which may be found in the introduction that consists of 30-40 words.
false; central idea
T or F:
It is the central idea of the text.
True
T or F:
A strong thesis statement usually contains an element of uncertainty, risk, or challenge, meaning that it should offer a debatable claim that can be proven or disproved in the essay.
True
T or F:
An effective thesis statement is not just a statement of fact or a description of a topic. Instead, it describes for the reader what the particular position of the writer is on an issue, or his/her interpretation of the significance of a particular idea.
True
T or F:
It is important that a thesis statement is too general because the writer will not have enough space to cover every possible aspect of the thesis statement
False
T or F:
A thesis statement should merely announce something or state a fact. Rather, it should give an essay tension by introducing ideas that may challenge the reader’s views.
False
STEPS TO FORMULATE A THESIS STATEMENT
- State your topic.
- State your opinion/main idea about this topic. This will form the heart of your thesis. An effective statement will express one major idea.
- Give the strongest reason or assertion that supports your opinion.
- Give another strong reason or assertion that support your opinion.
- Give another strong assertion.
- Include an opposing viewpoint to your opinion / main idea, if applicable.
PARTS OF A THESIS STATEMENT
- TOPIC
- POSITION
- REASON/S
- CONCESSION
Subject of the Text/Academic Paper
TOPIC
Your stand on the topic
POSITION
An opposing viewpoint on the topic
CONCESSION
Explanation and justification of your position
REASON/S
MODELS OF THESIS WRITING
BASIC THESIS STATEMENT
THESIS STATEMENT with REASON/S
Parents should regulate the amount of time their children spend on mobile gaming.
TOPIC+ POSITION
BASIC THESIS STATEMENT
Even though mobile gaming can be educational, parents should regulate the amount of time their children spend on mobile gaming.
BASIC THESIS STATEMENT+ CONCESSION
THESIS STATEMENT with CONCESSION
Even though mobile gaming can be educational, parents should regulate the amount of time their children spend on mobile gaming because it inhibits social interaction, it shortens children’s attention spans, and it is not always intellectually stimulating.
BASIC THESIS STATEMENT+ CONCESSION + REASON/S
THESIS STATEMENT with CONCESSION
Parents should regulate the amount of time their children spend on mobile gaming because it inhibits social interaction, it shortens children’s attention spans, and it is not always intellectually stimulating.
BASIC THESIS STATEMENT + REASON/S
THESIS STATEMENT with REASON/S
