Summary Learning list Abitur English advanced course Lower Saxony

Types of tasks
Outline (specific aspect) and Summary (more general)
Introduction
- Text type -> In the…
- Title
- Author -> written by…
- Topics / Thesis -> deals with…
- Aspects -> I want to sum up the information…from the text.

Main Part
- Only important, relevant and needed information to prove your thesis
o In chronological order (then…next etc.)
o In logical order (to start with…)

Conclusion
- Reflection of what was said before, mentioning topic and thesis -> to sum up…


Analysis
Introduction
- General introduction
- Thesis statement
- General outline

Main Part
- Choose a main sentence -> including the main argument of that paragraph
- Provide context to that sentence -> Who? Where? What? Why? When? How?
- Analysis of the argument -> relation to thesis
- Transition into the next paragraph

Conclusion
- Repeat and summarize thesis statement -> connection to bigger picture




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, Analysis of short story
Introduction
- General introduction into the topic
- Thesis statement
- General outline

Main Part
- Structured into:
Exposition Rising action Climax Falling action Denouement
Introduction of First conflict Highest part,Problems start 1. Open
characters and and drama reader is kept
to get resolved ending.
scene. starts. on the edge. / resolve 2. Happy.
themselves. ending
3. Sad
ending.
- Choose a main sentence -> including the main argument of that paragraph
- Provide context to that sentence -> Who? Where? What? Why? When? How?
- Analysis of the argument -> relation to thesis
- Transition

Conclusion
- Repeat and summarize thesis statement -> connection to bigger picture


Compare and Contrast
Introduction
- What am I going to compare: Short summary / idea / main conflict / basics
è Author, title, date, book, location
- General introduction sentence

Main Part
è Line references
- Themes:
o Language
o Plot
o Narrative perspective
o Characters
- Similarities and differences

Conclusion
- Own opinion




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