EM-2.

3 SHS | English for Academic and Professional Purposes Summarizing Summarizing means to
restate the main points of a source in your own words. Again, you must cite the source. When you
summarize you condense the information source into a few sentences. A summary is a condensed
version of a voluminous and lengthy text. Slide 1 SHS | ENGACAD | EM-2.3. Techniques in Summarizing:
Summarizing Summarizing A good summary is both complete and concise, usually 15 percent to 30
percent of the original text. Summarizing requires the reader to identify the thesis statement, main
ideas, and most important details. Slide 2 Summarizing SHS | ENGACAD | EM-2.3. Techniques in
Summarizing: Summarizing When you want to improve your reading and writing skills which are the
foundations of a successful career. When you want to be a more credible writer that is avoiding
plagiarism. When you want the readers to quickly grasp a great deal of reading materials. Slide 3 Why
write a summary? SHS | ENGACAD | EM-2.3. Techniques in Summarizing: Summarizing Read the passage
at least twice until you get the exact meaning and context of the passage. Highlight the important words
and phrases. Annotate the text, noting the main ideas and supporting details. State the author’s name,
the article title, the thesis, and the main ideas at the beginning of the summary. Slide 4 Strategies in
Summarizing SHS | ENGACAD | EM-2.3. Techniques in Summarizing: Summarizing Use words or phrases
that would signal that you are presenting a summarized text. These phrases include “The text states
that...”, “It claims...”, and “He clarifies...” In your own words, write the main idea of each paragraph in
one sentence. Combine ideas and sentences using appropriate transitional devices to improve
coherence. Slide 5 Strategies in Summarizing SHS | ENGACAD | EM-2.3. Techniques in Summarizing:
Summarizing Refrain from adding comments and evaluating the text. Write the conclusion in your own
words. Edit your preliminary summary by omitting repetitions. Compare the summarized text to the
original text to ensure its accuracy. Slide 6 Strategies in Summarizing SHS | ENGACAD | EM-2.3.
Techniques in Summarizing: Summarizing The main idea is at the top, followed by secondary or
supporting ideas called sub-topics. By writing a summary, you condense an article and use your own
words to present the main ideas. The length of the summary will depend on its purpose, the length and
number of ideas in the original article, and the depth of detail needed. Slide 7 More notes on
summarizing SHS | ENGACAD | EM-2.3. Techniques in Summarizing: Summarizing Actually, you make
summaries all the time. For example, when a friend asks you to tell her about a movie you watched, you
don’t re-tell the movie scene by scene; you tell her the general plot and highlights. In this way a 90-
minute movie is summarized in 5 minutes or less. Slide 8 SHS | ENGACAD | EM-2.3. Techniques in
Summarizing: Summarizing Here’s a text we can summarize. Slide 9 SHS | ENGACAD | EM-2.3.
Techniques in Summarizing: Summarizing Summary of the previous text Note how the summary focuses
on the main idea of the original text and the important details related to it. Here we have the citation to
avoid plagiarism and to acknowledge the author of the original text. Slide 10 SHS | ENGACAD | EM-2.3.
Techniques in Summarizing: Summarizing Kempton, S. (2017). Mindful speaking [Online image]. Yoga
Journal. https://www.yogajournal.com/yoga-101/talk-pretty Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
(n.d.). Purdue Online Writing Lab. Retrieved from
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/using_research/quoting_paraphrasing_and_summa
rizing/index.html Tandoc, S. (2016). Applied English for academic and professional purposes. Manila:
Mindshapes Inc. Valdez, P. (2016). English for the globalized classroom series. Quezon City: Phoenix
Publishing House. Slide 11 SHS | ENGACAD | EM-2.3. Techniques in Summarizing: Summarizing