HOW TO MAKE A SUMMARY

Writing a good summary demonstrates that you clearly understand a text and that you can communicate that understanding to your readers. A summary can be tricky to write at first because it’s tempting to include too much or too little information. But by following our easy 8 step method, you will be able to summarize texts quickly and successfully for any class or subject.

1) Divide and conquer

skim the text you are going to summarize and divide it into sections

2) Read

you don’t need to stop to look up anything that gives you trouble—just get a feel for the author’s tone, style, and main idea 

3) Reread

Rereading should be active reading. Underline topic sentences and key facts. Label areas    that you want to refer to as you write your summary

4) One sentence at a time

You should now have a firm grasp on the text you will be summarizing. In steps 1–3, you divided the piece into sections and located the author’s main ideas and points

5) Write a thesis statement

This is the key to any well-written summary. Review the sentences you wrote in step 4. From them, you should be able to create a thesis statement that clearly communicates what the entire text was trying to achieve. If you find that you are not able to do this step, then you should go back and make sure your sentences actually addressed key points. 

6) Ready to write. 

At this point, your first draft is virtually done. You can use the thesis statement as the introductory sentence of your summary, and your other sentences can make up the body. Make sure that they are in order. Add some transition words (then, however, also, moreover) that help with the overall structure and flow of the summary.

7) Check for accuracy

Reread your summary and make certain that you have accurately represented the author’s ideas and key points. Make sure that you have correctly cited anything directly quoted from the text.
8) Revise 
Once you are certain that your summary is accurate, you should (as with any piece of writing) revise it for style, grammar, and punctuation. If you have time, give your summary to someone else to read. This person should be able to understand the main text based on your summary alone. If he or she does not, you may have focused too much on one area of the piece and not enough on the author’s main idea.

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