MODULE 3: Identifying the Main Idea and Summarizing (SUMMARIZING)

Question 1

what is SUMMARIZING?

Answer 1

• method using few words to give the most important information about something.
• also done quickly in a way that does not follow the normal process

Question 2

according to Harvey & Goudvis, 2007, what is Summary?

Answer 2

• a strategy in which readers sort through the information presented in a text in order to pull out and paraphrase the essential ideas.

Question 3

according to Smith & Morris, 2011, what is Summary?

Answer 3

• a summary is a series of brief, concise statements, in your own words, of the main idea and the significant supporting details.
• the first sentence should state the main idea or thesis
• subsequent sentences should incorporate the significant details.

Question 4

what are the rules in SUMMARIZING?

Answer 4

• divide and conquer
• read
• reread
• one sentence at a time
• write a thesis statement
• ready to write
• check for accuracy
• revise