english language - summary writing
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What is it?
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What does it need me to do?
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What is a summary question?
Identify the main points from a
specific section of the passage
Phrase the main points in our own
words [Semester 2]
Keep our answer to the word limit
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1. Read the summary question carefully
2. Mark off the area of passage to be summarised
3. Combine the content points to write a coherent paragraph in complete sentences
4. Edit
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Read the summary question carefully.
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Where is the area of
passage to be
summarised?
What do you need to
summarise?
How many parts are there to answer?
What is the word limit?
1 2 3 4
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What is the purposeof summary?
Whose point of view do you write the
summary in?
First or third person?
Does the number of opening words
include or excludethe summary?
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Description
Cause and Effect
Comparison
Sequence of Events
Persuasive Arguments Chronologically
Mix of 2 or more
Others
What is the purpose of summary?
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Do I write in first or third person?
First Third
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Does the number of opening words include or exclude the summary?
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Mark off the area of the passage for summary
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Findrelevant
points for the question
Highlightthe relevant
points
Numberthem
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points
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Sentences which highlight the points which have been or will be made in the paragraph.
Found usually at the start or at the end of the paragraph.
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Connectors Synonyms or synonymous phrases Sentence Structure
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Combine the content points to write a coherent summary in complete sentences.
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Arrange your points in a logicalorder according to purpose.
Use a variety of sentence structure
Write your summary in aparagraph only
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Edit
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minutes
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Count and writedown the number of words written
for summary.
If your summary is too long, delete
unnecessary words
Excess words will not be marked
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Spelling Punctuation
Tenses Sentence Structure