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What is the main purpose of a brief summary?
What is the main purpose of a brief summary?
- To summarize all emotions and reactions within the writing
- To provide a detailed analysis
- To exceed two pages in length
- To give only the main topic of the article (correct)
How does an epitome differ from a synopsis?
How does an epitome differ from a synopsis?
- An epitome gives the most important information with little detail (correct)
- An epitome provides more emotions and reactions
- An epitome is more detailed than a synopsis
- An epitome is longer than a synopsis
What is the ideal length for a traditional summary?
What is the ideal length for a traditional summary?
- A couple of sentences
- No more than 200-400 words
- Over five pages
- Up to two pages (correct)
Which type of writing would benefit more from an abstract than a summary?
Which type of writing would benefit more from an abstract than a summary?
What should be included in a summary according to the passage?
What should be included in a summary according to the passage?
In what context does summarizing mean to shorten something?
In what context does summarizing mean to shorten something?
'Abridgment' is best described as:
'Abridgment' is best described as:
What is a brief summary typically shorter than?
What is a brief summary typically shorter than?
What is an example of a passage summary?
What is an example of a passage summary?
What is the main purpose of an epitome in writing?
What is the main purpose of an epitome in writing?
How does an abridgment differ from a summary?
How does an abridgment differ from a summary?
What is the ideal length for a traditional summary according to the text?
What is the ideal length for a traditional summary according to the text?
Why are brief summaries like abstracts or epitomes shorter than traditional summaries?
Why are brief summaries like abstracts or epitomes shorter than traditional summaries?
What is the purpose of summarizing within the context of writing and literature?
What is the purpose of summarizing within the context of writing and literature?
In what way does a synopsis differ from a brief summary?
In what way does a synopsis differ from a brief summary?
What does summarizing mean within the context of writing and literature?
What does summarizing mean within the context of writing and literature?
What aspect of a book summary does J.R.R.Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring' example focus on?
What aspect of a book summary does J.R.R.Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring' example focus on?
What sets an abridgment apart from an abstract in writing?
What sets an abridgment apart from an abstract in writing?
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Study Notes
What is a Summary?
- A summary is a short statement that summarizes or informs the audience of the main ideas of a longer piece of writing.
- A summary is a short version of a longer text, usually no longer than a page.
- Summaries can be found at the end of a piece of literature, such as on the back cover of a book, to give an overview of what happens in the writing and review the main themes.
What Does a Summary Look Like?
- A summary should be an excerpt of writing that is written in either sentence or paragraph form, depending on the size of the main literature or type of writing.
- A summary should only include the main ideas, while not giving away the entire plot in the case of books.
- The aim of a summary is to draw the reader's interest or to recap the important events in a work.
Process of Writing a Summary
- Thoroughly read through the main text to identify the main ideas in the article.
- Draw from your memory to write the summary, and separate your own words from the original text by creating a list of source material that was used.
- Write a thesis that describes what the summary will be about, and continue writing methodically, following the usual rules of creating a paragraph with good flow.
Conventions of Summary Writing
- Contextualize the source by using language to give the source purpose within the work.
- Establish the main point in the summary, then support that point with information from the source.
- Use an author tag to introduce the source, citing the source material while describing the main idea of the source.
Purposes for Writing a Summary
- To get the reader's attention to read a novel thoroughly by establishing the main storyline while leaving out specific details.
- To present information in a concise way, such as describing what happened in a historical document.
- To concisely explain the principal information from a lesson or research.
Types of Summaries
- Abstract: A short description of what is to come, usually at the beginning of an article, before the introduction.
- Summaries can be in the form of sentences, paragraphs, and bullet points at the end of an article.
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