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“HOW TO WRITE SUMMARY”
Prepared by:
Pangambam Sendash Singh
M.Sc. Computer Science 1st Semester
Roll no. 22
5/10/2014 1"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
Overview of the presentation:
 What is summary?
 Contents of a summary.
 Steps in drafting a summary.
 Some important points
5/10/2014"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh 2
What is summary?
 Well organized condensed(about 1/10)
version of a document or speech.
 Shorter but covers all the important points
giving clear overview of original’s main idea.
5/10/2014 3"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
Contents of a summary:
 Contains three parts:
1. Introduction
2. Discussion
3. Conclusion
5/10/2014 4"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
Introduction
 Begin with a topic sentence.
 Contains major points to be discussed.
 Tells what source to be summarized.
5/10/2014 5"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
Discussion
 Summarize main points covered in the
original document/speech.
 State original/author’s point of view by your
own words.
5/10/2014 6"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
Conclusion
 Restate focus statement.
 Remind key ideas.
 Highlight author’s conclusion and
recommendations for future activity.
5/10/2014 7"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
Steps in drafting summary:
1. Prewriting
2. Writing
3. Rewriting
5/10/2014 8"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
Prewriting:
 Write notes regarding the speech/document.
 Determine exactly what it tells.
 Mark important points.
 Write a one or two sum up words in margins
of each paragraph.
5/10/2014 9"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
Writing:
 Review your prewriting
 If significant points are omitted, include them.
 If insignificant points are included, delete them.
 Write a rough draft
 Draft the text of the summary following the
criteria.
5/10/2014 10"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
Rewriting:
 Revise the rough draft:
 Add detail for accuracy.
 Delete unnecessary information.
 Simplify complex terms.
 Summary parallel to original document/speech.
 Correct errors.
 Avoid sexist language and multicultural biases.
5/10/2014 11"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
Some important points:
 Include only the key ideas stating their
significances.
 Omit irrelevant details, examples,
explanations, descriptions.
 Avoid technical jargons, definitions.
 Be sure that summary truly reflects the
original content.
5/10/2014 12"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
Some important points(Cont.):
 Audience recognition:
 Technical writing is useless if reader don’t
understand the contents.
 Determine whether audience is high
tech/low tech/lay while deciding about
omission of definitions, explanations,
examples.
5/10/2014 13"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
5/10/2014"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh 14
5/10/2014"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh 15

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How To Write Summary

  • 1. “HOW TO WRITE SUMMARY” Prepared by: Pangambam Sendash Singh M.Sc. Computer Science 1st Semester Roll no. 22 5/10/2014 1"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
  • 2. Overview of the presentation:  What is summary?  Contents of a summary.  Steps in drafting a summary.  Some important points 5/10/2014"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh 2
  • 3. What is summary?  Well organized condensed(about 1/10) version of a document or speech.  Shorter but covers all the important points giving clear overview of original’s main idea. 5/10/2014 3"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
  • 4. Contents of a summary:  Contains three parts: 1. Introduction 2. Discussion 3. Conclusion 5/10/2014 4"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
  • 5. Introduction  Begin with a topic sentence.  Contains major points to be discussed.  Tells what source to be summarized. 5/10/2014 5"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
  • 6. Discussion  Summarize main points covered in the original document/speech.  State original/author’s point of view by your own words. 5/10/2014 6"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
  • 7. Conclusion  Restate focus statement.  Remind key ideas.  Highlight author’s conclusion and recommendations for future activity. 5/10/2014 7"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
  • 8. Steps in drafting summary: 1. Prewriting 2. Writing 3. Rewriting 5/10/2014 8"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
  • 9. Prewriting:  Write notes regarding the speech/document.  Determine exactly what it tells.  Mark important points.  Write a one or two sum up words in margins of each paragraph. 5/10/2014 9"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
  • 10. Writing:  Review your prewriting  If significant points are omitted, include them.  If insignificant points are included, delete them.  Write a rough draft  Draft the text of the summary following the criteria. 5/10/2014 10"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
  • 11. Rewriting:  Revise the rough draft:  Add detail for accuracy.  Delete unnecessary information.  Simplify complex terms.  Summary parallel to original document/speech.  Correct errors.  Avoid sexist language and multicultural biases. 5/10/2014 11"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
  • 12. Some important points:  Include only the key ideas stating their significances.  Omit irrelevant details, examples, explanations, descriptions.  Avoid technical jargons, definitions.  Be sure that summary truly reflects the original content. 5/10/2014 12"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
  • 13. Some important points(Cont.):  Audience recognition:  Technical writing is useless if reader don’t understand the contents.  Determine whether audience is high tech/low tech/lay while deciding about omission of definitions, explanations, examples. 5/10/2014 13"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh
  • 14. 5/10/2014"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh 14
  • 15. 5/10/2014"The Summary" Submitted by Pangambam Sendash Singh 15