1. Developed b S.Temirhanova, S. Yermekbayeva
SUMMARY WRITING GUIDE
Developed b
S.Temirhanova,
S. Yermekbayeva

2. Summary writing is important because:
It reflects and deepens students’ understanding of the text;
It develops students’ cognitive skills of analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, of differentiating main ideas from minor points;
It captures the gist of a work for those who have no immediate access to the original;
It communicates ideas of another person without distorting the author’s views and attitudes.

3. Summary is
A shortened or condensed version, in the summary writer’s own words, of the most important information in a text.

4. Summary Characteristics
a) brevity
(convey the textual information in as few words as possible – compress the text up to 30% of its original size).
b) objectivity
(present objectively the ideas of someone else and demonstrate your understanding of them).
c) completeness
(cover all the important things).
d) fidelity to the source
(represent your source accurately and comprehensively, with as little of your own interpretation as possible. Make sure that your summary is factually correct

5. SUMMARY FORMAT
I Introduction
II Body
III Conclusion

6. INTRODUCTION
THE TITLE
THE AUTHOR’S NAME
THE SOURCE
THESIS STATEMENT

7. BODY Rephrases and condenses the original piece;
Contains one or more of the author’s examples or illustrations;
Does not include the summarizer’s own ideas and interpretations;
Achieves the smooth flow of ideas between the preceding and succeeding components of the summary

8. CONCLUSION
(Restates the topic sentence/summarizes the body sentences, comments on the usefulness, informational value, etc. of the summarized text).

9. SUMMARY WRITING STAGE 1
1) Read the whole text carefully and find key/topic sentences, phrases and words, the major ideas.

10. SUMMARY WRITING STAGE 2
2) Re-phrase them in your own words and simplify the structure of sentences. Make sure you cover the following questions:
a) What is the topic of the passage?
b) What is the author’s purpose in writing? Does the author describe something, analyze a problem, give information, state a personal opinion, give instructions for completing a task, or compare different products or viewpoints?
c) What point is the author trying to make? Which are major ideas used to develop this point and which are minor supporting ideas and examples?

11. 5) Finally, check for correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
SUMMARY WRITING STAGE 3
3) Connect your points and link all your sentences in a logical, progressive or chronological arrangement.
4) Compare your summary with the original and cut out all non-essential points.
5) Finally, check for correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.

12. CONCISE unplagiarized inforMative economical creAtive rephrased
CONCISE
unplagiarized
inforMative
economical
creAtive
rephrased
analytical

13. SUMMARY EVALUATION CRITERIA
FORM 1) Vocabulary range 2) Grammatical accuracy 3) Paraphrasal (not literal reproduction) 4) Link words (connectives) CONTENT 1) Compression (30%-10%) 2) Overview (presence of a topical sentence, covering the whole article) 3) Coverage of the main points 4) Logical consistency