MODULE 4 (Summarizing to Synthesizing) Flashcards
A concise overview of a text’s main points in your own words
Summary
It is always much shorter than the original text.
Summary
How much shorter is a Summary compared to the original text
It is shorter by 15 to 20 Percent
What are the 5 Qualities of a Good Summary:
Comprehensive
Brief
Accurate
Neutral
Independent
Conveys all important information
Comprehensive
Conveys information concisely
Brief
Correctly conveys the author’s idea
Accurate
Avoids arguments concerning concerning the text’s topic
Neutral
It makes sense to someone who has not read the source text.
Independent
Steps in writing a good Summary (5)
Read the text
Break it down to sections
Identify the key points in each section
Write the summary
Check the summary against the article
What are the 3 Reporting Verbs of a Summary:
Neutral
Tentative
Strong
Verbs used to say what the writers describes in factual terms
Neutral
Tentative
Strong
What are the Parts of Summary (3)
Opening Section
Body
Conclusion
it contains the title, author, some publication information, and main idea of the original text
Opening Section
Presents in your own words the author’s supporting points for the thesis statement
Body
It restates the Main Idea
Conclusion
Restating the materials in your own words with all of its IDEAS in the original text.
Paraphrasing
It may be longer than the original
Paraphrasing
What are the Qualities of a Good Paraphrasing (4)
Thorough
Accurate
Fair
Objective
Includes all of the author’s primary ideas
Thorough
Reflects what the author actually wrote.
Accurate
uses carefully chosen or indiscriminative words
Fair
Avoids stating own opinion on the topic of the Source text.
Objective
What are the 3 Paraphrasing Strategies?
Changing Words
Changing Sentence Structures
Combining/Splitting Sentences
Put pieces together to see them in a new way
Synthesizing
What are the Key Features of a Synthesized text (3)
Combines Information from the multiple sources
Includes analysis of the combined Information
Emphasizes similarities and differences among the information from different sources
