Writing Summaries-Questions & Answers
Writing Summaries-Questions & Answers What are the two separate processes involved in summarizing a reading? - ANSWER-1. Identifying the most important material. 2. Restating the material in your own words. You may quote material, but do so sparingly. Name the three types of summaries. - ANSWER-1. Abstract 2. Informative 3. Explanatory What is a summary? - ANSWER-It is a brief but comprehensive description of only the most important ideas, findings, or arguments of a reading. Describe an abstract summary - ANSWER-A special form of an informative summary that is very short. It is usually a paragraph long summary of a reading and frequently accompanies scholarly texts. An abstract succinctly overviews the reading, informing readers of the text's primary assertions, findings, or arguments. Succinct - ANSWER-Briefly and clearly expressed. When you are engaged in a research project, abstracts can be invaluable how? - ANSWER-They are short enough to where you can quickly read them to see if they contain any relevant info for your project. Name and describe the qualities of a good summary. - ANSWER-1. Comprehensive: It conveys all the important main ideas of the reading. Each individual writer must decide what is more important in the source text. This is what causes some essays to contain different information than others. 2. Brief: It conveys these main ideas briefly and concisely. Needs to be comprehensive, but brief. Brevity is usually achieved by carefully selecting your content and words to describe it. If you can say something gracefully in four words rather than five, say it in four. 3. Accurate: It accurately conveys the author's ideas, findings, assertions, or arguments. Readers are relying on you to provide accurate information. Do not misrepresent an ideas the author has either by omitting information or using inaccurate, slanted, or vague language. 4. Neutral: It avoids influence from your bias, preferences, judgements, or opinions. 5. Independent: It makes sense to someone who reads it independently of the main piece. Brevity - ANSWER-Concise and exact use of words used in writing or speech.
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