3 : 1 Summary Writing

3 :1          Summary Writing

What is summary Writing ?

To express in brief the main points of a written record ,  is  the summary Writing .

Purpose ?

The purpose of the summary  is to give the reader a clear , objective picture of the original text .

Important about summary :

         Summary restates only the main points of a text or a lecture without giving examples or details, such as dates , numbers or statistics.  

Steps for summary Writing :-

1) Read the article twice .

2)Ask question about the purpose        of writing .

3) Identify the main idea .

4) Write the rough draft first .

5) Read the first draft  and edit it ,         do changes  if required .

6) Write the final draft 

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DOs  of summary Writing :

1) Read and re-read the passage.

2)Find exactly what you need to summarise .

3) Form short sentences .

4) Remove repetitive words and sentences .

5)Omit examples or details .

6) Avoid your own interpretation.

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    Don'ts of summary Writing

1) Don't include irrelevant                       information                      

2) Don't exclude important points.

3) Don't add additional information

4) Don't comment

5) Don't give examples .

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