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Writing a Chapter SummaryChapter 1
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+What is a summary?
A brief restatement, in your own words, of the content of a passage.
In your case, it will be a chapter.
The key is to focus on the central idea.
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+Write a brief summary of the following image:
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+A summary requires InterpretationWrite a summary of the following image:
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+Guidelines for writing a summary for a longer passage:
Include all of the main points.
The main points will reflect the order and emphasis given to them by the original author.
It may include important examples
It will not include minor details
It will not repeat points
It will not contain your opinions or conclusions
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+A good summary will include the following:
Brevity
Completeness
Objectivity
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+Objectivity?
Prior knowledge
Frame of reference
Make a conscious, good-faith effort to be objective.
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+Overview—Summarization
Condensed—Shorter than the Original
Tells all the main ideas
Is objective
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+Purpose of a Summary
Help you understand what you have read
Summaries are useful to your readers
Summaries of chapters will help shape your book report
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+The Reading Process
Summaries require you to read carefully and allow you to make accurate and coherent discussions that go beyond the summary.
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+Examine the Context
Credentials, occupation, and publications of the author. Identify the source in which the piece originally appeared.
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+Note the chapter title
It reveals the author’s attitude toward the subject.
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+Read your Chapter
Find out main ideas Know audience Know author
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+Indentify the thesis of your chapter
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+Identify when the introduction ends
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+Break the reading into sections
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+Identify the main points
Identify the main idea or argument in each stage
What is the main idea of this stage?
What words or phrases demonstrate the main idea of this section?
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+Write a short summary of each section• What are the
main ideas of this section?
• What words or phrases did I highlight?
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+Conclusion
Where does the conclusion begin?
Where does it end?
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+Distinguish between points, examples, and counterarguments
Note how authors make arguments
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+Watch for transitions within and between paragraphs
Identify the road signs of logic
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+Read actively and recursively
Engage in a dialogue with the author
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+Guidelines for Writing Summaries
JK
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+Write a thesis– a one or two sentence summary
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+Write the first draft of your summary
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+Check your summary against the original passage
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+Revise your Summary