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(USES VARIOUS TECHNIQUES IN SUMMARIZING Summarizing Techniques A VARIETY OF ACADEMIC TEXT) WHAT IS A SUMMARY? A brief overview version of a longer piece of text or content, without including every detail. Tec...

(USES VARIOUS TECHNIQUES IN SUMMARIZING Summarizing Techniques A VARIETY OF ACADEMIC TEXT) WHAT IS A SUMMARY? A brief overview version of a longer piece of text or content, without including every detail. Techniques in summarizing academic text Basic Rules: 1. Erase things that don’t matter -Delete trivial material that is unnecessary to understanding. 2. Erase things that repeat -Delete redundant material. In note taking, time and space is precious. If a word or phrase says basically the same thing you have already written down, don’t write it again. 3. Trade, General terms for specific names -Substitute superordinate terms for lists. Focus on the big picture. Long, technical list are hard to remember. If one word will give you the meaning, then less is more. 4. Use your own words to write the summary. -Write the summary using your own words but make sure to retain the main points. TECHNIQUES 1. Somebody Wanted But So Then -Helps students generalize, recognize cause and effect relationship, and find the main ideas. Somebody: Wanted: But: So: Then: -Who is the -What did the -What was the -How was the -Tell how the text about? main character problem problem story ends. want? encountered? solved? 2. SAAC Method -SAAC is an acronym for “ State, Assign, Action, Complete”. Each word in the acronym refers to a specific element that should be included in the summary. State: Assign: Action: Complete: -The name of the -The name of the -What the author is -Complete the article, book, or author doing(Example: sentence or story tells, explains) summary with the keywords and important details 3. 5W’s, 1H -Relies on six crucial questions: who, what, when, where, why, and how. These questions make it easy to identify the main character, important details and main idea. Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? -Who is -What -When did -Where did -Why did it -How did it involved? happened? it happen? it happen? happen? happen? 4. First Then Finally -Helps students summarize events in chronological order First: Then: Finally: -What happened first? -What key details took -What were the results of Include the main character place during event/action? the event/action? and main event/action. 5. Give me the gist -A summary that is not retelling every detail. -Involves condensing a text to it’s most essential idea or pain point, usually in one or two sentences. This approach helps readers grasp the core message or take away of the text quickly. Paraphrasing VS. Summarizing What’s the difference? Summarizing and paraphrasing are both techniques used to restate information in your own words, but they serve different purposes and involve different levels of detail. SUMMARIZING: -Involves condensing(reduce)the main ideas of larger text into a shorter version. PARAPHRASING: -Involves restating a specific passage or idea from text in your own words while keeping the original meaning intact.  PARTS OF A Concept Paper CONCEPT PAPER What is concept paper? Concept Paper > A summary document of a project -Ranges from 500 to 2000 words proposal that tells what the project is all -Usually divided into several parts about, the reasons for conducting the -Parts may also vary depending on the project and how it will be carried out. nature of the project/activity > This paper provides an overview of the CONCEPT PAPER FOR A PROJECT project, and help funding agencies Use the structure when you want to eliminate proposals that are likely to be propose a certain tangible project in your discipline. It has several uses: Cover project disapproved. -Proponents name and affiliations -Serves as a foundation of the full -Proponents address, contact number, proposal email address -Determines whether the project is -proponent’s agency feasible or not -date of submission -Piques(Stimulate interest or curiosity)the interest of the potential Introduction funding agencies -Short description of Proponent’s agency -Obtains informal feedback in the ideas -Reasons why the funding agency should before preparing the full proposal. support the project -Helps in addressing social issues which plague our society Rationale or Background -State of the problem -Significance Project Description -Theories and practical implications -Objective -Methodology Preliminary Literature Review -Timeline -Provide theoretical frame work -Anticipated outcome -Provide major related literature review -How the outcome will be evaluated at least 5 -Provide brief synthesis of the reviewed Project needs and cost literature and studies. -Budget item description and amount -Personnel or equipment needed Statement of the problem/objectives CONCEPT PAPER FOR ACADEMIC -General problem RESEARCH -Specific research questions of objectives -Use the structure below when you intended to present an idea or concept Methodology for a research you want to pursue. -Context and participants of the study -Instruments to be used Title page -Data collection procedures -Research title -Data analysis scheme to be used -Name and School -Date of submission Timeline -Duration of the research Background of the study Reference -State the field you are researching on -List of books, journals,, and other -State the problems to be addressed by resources cited in research paper the research -Provide statistics and previous studies to prove your claim -Reasons in conduction the research GUIDELINES IN WRITING CONCEPT PAPER 1. Cost and methodology should be reasonable 2. The budget, methodology and timeline should be clearly aligned. 3. Use statistics and figures when discussing the rationale for the project. 4. Use no more 5 pages (Single-spaced) excluding the cover page. Do not overwhelm the readers details. 5. Never request funding for planning the request 6. Adjust language to the intended readers. Use technical terms if readers are scholars and scientists. However,, refrain from using jajrget when target readers are lay persons. 7. Include the overview of the budget if it is required. If not, skip the budget selection. In place of this may simply include the type support need such as personnel,, travel and communication, and equipment. 8. Be sure that the basic format details, such as page numbers,, are incorporated. 9. Cite referenc