HOW TO WRITE A GOOD SUMMARY (HIGHER SECONDARY LEVEL): PART 1

by eve Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:01 pm

IMPORTANT STEPS
1. Identify main ideas ( in topic sentences and by inference)

2. Locate important details

3. Make notes of main ideas and important details

SELECTING RELEVANT INFORMATION/ HOW TO SELECT RELEVANT INFORMATION
PARAGRAPH
* Theme ---> Main Ideas ---> Supporting Statements

(Note: You should be able to find a theme in a paragraph. Try to find the main ideas of the paragraph and the supporting statements. This is how you select relevant information.

EXPANDING NOTES/HOW TO EXPAND NOTES
a. The DO's ( what you must do)

i. Limit the length of draft ( 1/3 of the original text)
ii. Check your draft, if it needs editing
iii. Proofread your draft

b. The DON'Ts ( what you must not do)

i. No own opinions ( you cannot give opinion in a summary)
ii. Do not change meaning of ideas
iii. Do not use direct speech
iv. Do not copy exactly the sentences

by dinie01 Tue May 03, 2011 12:42 pm

i don't know..

HOW TO WRITE A GOOD SUMMARY (HIGHER SECONDARY LEVEL): PART 1

HOW TO WRITE A GOOD SUMMARY (HIGHER SECONDARY LEVEL): PART 1

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