02.11.20 Understanding Performance - Summary of an article
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This document provides guidance on how to write a summary of an article in 4 steps: 1) Read the article thoroughly and take notes on key ideas. 2) Identify the main ideas and write sentences to describe them. 3) Construct the summary using your own words and including all important points. 4) Begin the summary by identifying the article and main point. The summary should be a brief account of the key ideas and main point in the author's own words without personal opinions.
![Assessment 1 - Portfolio
Summary of an article
Write a 500 word summary of the following article, available on
BREO:
Taylor, M. and Symonds, D. (2014) ‘’What’s the Buzz?’: Meta-narratives and
Post-linearity’ in Studying MusicalTheatre. Basingstoke: Palgrave
Macmillan, pp. 115-132.
[AvailableOnline – see BREO Guided Learning]
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02.11.20 Understanding Performance - Summary of an article
- 1. Assessment Part B: Summary of an article by Louise Douse Week6 UnderstandingPerformance
- 2. Assessment 1 - Portfolio Summary of an article Write a 500 word summary of the following article, available on BREO: Taylor, M. and Symonds, D. (2014) ‘’What’s the Buzz?’: Meta-narratives and Post-linearity’ in Studying MusicalTheatre. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 115-132. [AvailableOnline – see BREO Guided Learning] Understanding Performance Week 6
- 3. Summary of an Article What is a summary? A brief statement or account of the main points of something How do I go about it? Read Key Ideas Construct Reference Understanding Performance Week 6
- 4. 1. Read Understand what you are reading Use a dictionary or context clues to figure out the meaning of important words that you don’t know Take notes as you read Highlight key ideas Note down any sub-sections Understanding Performance Week 6
- 5. 2. Key Ideas Write in your own words Broad to specific Identify the main chunks of ideas Flesh them out Specific to broad Write a sentence per paragraph Group the sentences into related chunks Repetition, repetition, repetition Understanding Performance Week 6
- 6. 3. Construct Use the key terms to form sentences that summarise the main ideas of the text, using your own words Never put your own ideas or opinions in Check your outline to include all the important points Use “summarizing language” • The article claims • The authors suggest Write a final statement about what the author(s) wanted to get across Understanding Performance Week 6
- 7. 4. Reference Start with a clear identification of the work Type of work Title Author(s) Main point Example: In the featured article Five Kinds of Learning, the author, Holland Oates, justifies his opinion on the topic of learning styles, and contributes to them himself. Understanding Performance Week 6