Summarizing

What is the first goal of summarizing?

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Identify and reproduce the key concepts of a text.
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Rephrase the words the author used.
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Critique the author’s evidence.
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Provide an analysis of the text’s main idea.
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A summary should be able to provide a more focused look on the key

ideas and concepts of a much longer text.
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What is the second goal of summarizing?

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Use examples to further explain the author’s main idea.
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Express the key ideas with precise and specific language.
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Bring attention to the argumentation of the author.
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Simplify the language that the author used in the original text.
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A summary should also be able to explain the author’s key ideas more
succinctly.
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What method can first be employed before thoroughly reading a text?

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analyzing
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summarizing
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previewing
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brainstorming
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Previewing allows us to look over a text quickly to set our reading goals.
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Why should we never skip the title even when previewing?

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The author also worked hard to come up with the title.
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The title hints at the conclusion of the text.
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The title could give hints on the central concepts of the text.
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The author’s thesis can already be found in the title.
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The title usually dictates the flow of the paper and already gives hints at
what the key ideas of the text are.
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When skimming, why should we keep our eyes moving quickly at the middle
parts of each paragraph rather than immediately reading them carefully?

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The specific examples in the bulk of the paper are unnecessary.
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It is important to finish the whole text quickly first before going through them again.
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Only the first few sentences contain vital information.
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We should first get a good grasp of the big picture of each paragraph.
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The goal of skimming is to first get the overarching concepts from the
text rather than focusing immediately on the finer details.
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 When skimming, why should we keep our eyes moving quickly at the middle
parts of each paragraph rather than immediately reading them carefully?

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The specific examples in the bulk of the paper are unnecessary.
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It is important to finish the whole text quickly first before going through them again.
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Only the first few sentences contain vital information.
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We should first get a good grasp of the big picture of each paragraph.
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The goal of skimming is to first get the overarching concepts from the
text rather than focusing immediately on the finer details.
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While still skimming a text, what parts of a paragraph do you do a focused
reading on first?

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The examples provided
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The first and concluding sentences
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The whole paragraph
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The first sentence alone
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Focus more on the first and concluding sentences while still skimming
to have a clear overview of the paragraph’s whole message.
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What should you do to the specific example in the text while writing a
summary for it?

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Copy the example word for word into the summary.
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Explain the specific example in the summary.
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Omit it from the summary.
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Shorten the example then add it to the summary.
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Normally, specific examples are omitted from the summary as they are
not vital information.
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Kim was tasked to read a journal article in class and provide a summary so
that she can better explain it to her group mates for a group assignment. What
should she keep in mind as she prepares to read the text?

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She should have a clear purpose for reading the text in mind.
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She should remember to read the title and thesis statement of the text.
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She should be aware of her group mates’ capabilities.
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She should remember the deadline of the assignment.
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Kim will have an easier time focusing when previewing, skimming, and
reading the text when she has clear goals in mind.
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Jacob wanted to finish writing his summary for class quickly so that he can
move on to working on other things. In his rush, he immediately started a
close reading of the assigned text so that he would only need to read through it
once. What should he have done first before reading the text carefully?

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He should have consulted with a classmate who might have already read the text first to get
an idea of what the text is about.
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He should have previewed the text first so that he could get a clearer idea
of what the text is about.
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He should have prepared his writing materials first so that he could already start summarizing
as he read the text.
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He should have researched the background of the text’s author first to find out the text’s
context.
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 Jacob should have previewed the text first so that his eventual close
reading can go more smoothly since he already has a general idea and
direction of where the text is going.
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While writing a summary in class, Veronica wrote this sentence:

The study states that by 2025, the majority of the world could already be
relying more on renewable sources of energy, which I think is too optimistic.

What is wrong with this sentence?

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A summary should not include personal opinions and insights.
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Using the word “majority” is too vague a number.
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What the study posits is impossible.
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There was no specific source of renewable energy mentioned.
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When writing a summary, your personal opinions and insights must be

excluded. Focus more on the information the text is giving.
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