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ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND

PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
TECHNIQUES IN
SUMMARIZING
ACADEMIC TEXTS

Abigail M. Restauro
SHS English Teacher
OBJECTIVES: 4

After the lesson, the students are expected

to:
1. Discuss the different techniques in
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summarizing academic texts;

2. Summarize variety of texts using various
techniques.
3. Apply paraphrasing and direct quotation.
SUMMARY

- Is a shortened passage which retains the essential

information of the original text.
- “brief statement” (in your own words- the
contents of a passage or a text)
- YOU ONLY REPORT BACK what the writer has said.
- NO OPINIONS PLEASE!

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SUMMARY

- A good summary can be understood without

reading the original text.

“Just Highlight what is important.”

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Techniques in Writing an Accurate Summary
1. Preview the text.
2. Read, think and understand the text. (Use dictionary if
needed.)
3. Look for the main idea and evidences. (Annotate if
needed.)
“You can write your summary after reading a text but one can also
do it while reading.”

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 You are not summarizing when you: 8

 write down everything word- for- word;

 write irrelevant ideas;

 write down ideas not written in the text;

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 Write down a summary with the same

length as the original text.
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1. Clarify your purpose before reading.

2. Read the text and understand the
meaning. Find the gist or main idea.
3. Select key ideas and phrases or
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annotate.
4. Combine sentences into paragraphs and
use transitional devices.
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5. DO NOT COPY A SINGLE SENTENCE

from the original text.
6. Don’t add comments.
7. Edit the draft to eliminate redundant
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ideas.
8. Record the details of the original text.
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Sean copied everything from the book.

Thomas extracted the key ideas in

the text.
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Anne revised the main idea.

Lani added her analysis and
comments to improve the text.
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Alex added the ideas from his research

to make the summary more reliable.

Thomas looked for key words and

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Lea’s summary was a quarter length

from the original.
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