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Writing a summary Definition of a summary: a brief account giving the main points of something Summary. (n.d.). Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved November 19, 2012, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/summary

Step # 1 Read the whole article to get an understanding of its main ideas

Step # 2 Underline the main idea in each paragraph. Underline some supporting details. Leave out examples. Leave out repetitive words.

Step # 3 (First Draft) Begin your paragraph with a sentence that tells the name of the article, who wrote it, where it is published and the main idea of the whole article. Then, using the information that you have underlined in each paragraph, continue your paragraph, making each idea into a sentence or two. Remember the criteria for a good paragraph.

Step # 4 (Final Draft) Revise the paragraph Move sentences around if possible. Combine sentences using subordination (because etc.) and/or coordination (and, but, etc.). Change wording without changing the meaning. Aim to make the paragraph shorter.

The article, “Heavy Exercise May Produce Asthma-Like symptoms Even in Healthy Children, Study Finds,” published by the American Thoracic Society (2010, May 18) informs readers about this unusual health occurrence.