Master the Art of Summarizing
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According to Diane Hacker (2008), what are the techniques involved in summarizing?

  • Intensive Reading Rewrite
  • Accurate Interpretation Direct and Simple Reread
  • Concise Visual formats (correct)
  • All of the above

    • According to Buckley (2004), what is the purpose of summarizing?

  • To retain main ideas
  • To clearly articulate the author's meaning
  • To reduce text to one-third or one-quarter its original size
  • To provide context for an argument/thesis (correct)

    • What are some uses of summarizing?

  • To reduce text to one-third or one-quarter its original size
  • To provide context for a paper's thesis
  • To write literature reviews
  • All of the above (correct)

    • What is the benefit of summarizing for the reader?

    <p>To contextualize the information being presented</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benefit of summarizing for the writer?

    <p>To gain a better understanding of the 'big picture'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Summarizing involves reducing text to one-third or one-quarter its original size?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Summarizing involves clearly articulating the author's meaning?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Summarizing involves retaining main ideas?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Summarizing is used to support an argument?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Summarizing allows the reader to contextualize the information?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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