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1 How to Summarize

2 Read the original passage or text very carefully.
HOW TO WRITE A SUMMARY Read the original passage or text very carefully.

3 HOW TO WRITE A SUMMARY Annotate the text as you read. Write one sentence- summaries after each paragraph.

4 The summary is always shorter than the original text.
HOW TO WRITE A SUMMARY The summary is always shorter than the original text.

5 Refrain from copying word for word from the text.
HOW TO WRITE A SUMMARY Refrain from copying word for word from the text.

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