WRITING A SUMMARY

WHAT IS SUMMARY?Brief written description of other written materialsAlways shorter than the original materialUsed for evaluation or to summarize written materials

KEEP IN MIND!Mention the sourceState the authors main ideaState the most important supporting evidenceUse your own wordingDo not add your own ideas!

STEPS:Read the materialRe-read the materialUnderline the main ideasMake important notes about the main ideas that will help you make the summary

SUMMARY ORGANIZATION:IntroductionBodyConclusion

IntroductionState the kind of reading youre summarizing (a book, an article, a film, etc.)State the title of the original articleState the authorState the main point of the article.

BodyState the main ideas Those ideas should be in the order they appear in the article

ConclusionState briefly of the conclusion according to the original article

EXAMPLELook at the article from page 151 on your book.Look at the summary in the next slide:

Business and Education in America, an essay by Dudley Erskine Devlin, attributes the downfall in Americas educational achievement to the increase in high school and college students who hold part-time jobs. Mr. Devlin believes that, beginning in the 1980s, there has developed a crisis of unethical business practices, encouraging young people to place more value on money and profit than on the benefits of education. As a solution, Devlin suggests limiting the hours which students can spend at his or her job to 10, imprisoning white collar criminals, requiring courses in business ethics, and removing advertisings from television for items which appeal to young consumers such as alcohol, music, and cars. Implementing these solutions will restore education to a position of importance and only then can we once again teach the virtues of self-discipline and responsibility.

ANALYSISSource and authorMain ideasMost important supporting evidence

Business and Education in America, an essay by Dudley Erskine Devlin, attributes the downfall in Americas educational achievement to the increase in high school and college students who hold part-time jobs. Mr. Devlin believes that, beginning in the 1980s, there has developed a crisis of unethical business practices, encouraging young people to place more value on money and profit than on the benefits of education. As a solution, Devlin suggests limiting the hours which students can spend at his or her job to 10, imprisoning white collar criminals, requiring courses in business ethics, and removing advertisings from television for items which appeal to young consumers such as alcohol, music, and cars. Implementing these solutions will restore education to a position of importance and only then can we once again teach the virtues of self-discipline and responsibility.

ANALYSISIntroductionBodyConclusion

Business and Education in America, an essay by Dudley Erskine Devlin, attributes the downfall in Americas educational achievement to the increase in high school and college students who hold part-time jobs. Mr. Devlin believes that, beginning in the 1980s, there has developed a crisis of unethical business practices, encouraging young people to place more value on money and profit than on the benefits of education. As a solution, Devlin suggests limiting the hours which students can spend at his or her job to 10, imprisoning white collar criminals, requiring courses in business ethics, and removing advertisings from television for items which appeal to young consumers such as alcohol, music, and cars. Implementing these solutions will restore education to a position of importance and only then can we once again teach the virtues of self-discipline and responsibility.

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