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How to summarize
1. HOW
TO SUMMARIZE
University of the Sacred Heart
Center for Language Development Across the Disciplines
LAD
2. Objectives
Identify main idea
Understand key terms
Outline information
Summarize in your own
words
Avoid plagiarism
3. Six Steps for Summarizing
Read
• Identify the main point
Re-read • Circle key terms
• Divide article into sections
• Write the main idea
Make an outline • Summarize each section
• Follow original sequence of ideas
Write a rough
draft
Edit
Compare
4. What to include in the rough draft
Introduction
Main idea
Body
Author’skey words
Important ideas and data
Conclusion
Avoid adding new data
Do not use your own ideas
5. How to Avoid Plagriarisim
What is plagiarism? You should…
Unauthorized use or State all references
close imitation of the used
language and thoughts Avoid using quotes
of another author as Cite correctly
one’s original work.
APA Style
6. Remember
When writing a
summary…
State the main point
first
Explain each section
Never use your ideas
Finish with the author’s
conclusion
Avoid plagiarism
7. References
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http://zerocars.blogspot.com/2009_03_25_archive.html
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http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/courses/european-and-language-
services/apply/application-checklist.cfm
[Sharpened Pencils] (n.d.) [Photograph]. Retrieved on January 23, 2012
from http://lovell.com/copywriting/eight-common-errors-in-writing/
8. Prepared by P. Fuertes
Revised by LAD professors in May 2012.