Writing-a-Summary

WithLindeyNelsonSiasInternationalUniversitySpring2013WesternCompositionPartIIJournalEntry#2•Whatisaquestion(s)yougenuinelyhaveaboutyourowncultureand/orcountry?•Writeatleastoneparagraph.•Optional:sendjustthequestiontomeviaemail:[e-mail]…•Wewillreviewhowtowriteasummary.•Wewillwriteonetogether.•Youwillwriteasummary(usingyourownwords).•Iwillcollectitattheendofclass.TheBigPictureUnit1:WritingaReportPracticalWriting20%Report(w/summary)*5%Email/ProfessionalLetter&Resume’5%Blog/OnlineArticle5%ExamEssay5%Today’s“BabyStep”Ch.18:WritingaSummaryLanganpg.347-349.Summary(def.)-“[R]educematerialinanoriginalworktoitsmainpointsandkeysupportingdetails”(Langan347).AModelSummaryofanArticle•Langanpg.349•Title?Author?•Mainidea?•Supportingpoints?•Arethereanydirectquotes?HowLongAreSummaries?•Mostoftenoneormoreparagraphs•DependsonthelengthoftheoriginalworkWhywritesummaries?•Increasesyourunderstandingofarticle•Isawayoflearning-liketeaching*•ResearchHowtoWriteaSummary?Pg.348+Step1Previewthework.Step2Readitw/oslowing.Markkeypoints.Step3Rereadthemainpoints.Step4Takenotes.Makeamini-outline.)Step5Leavethearticleandwritethefirstdraft+inyourownwords.“LoveandLonelinessinAmerica”JustinSullivan/GettyImagesStep1:PreviewtheArticleTakeaquicklook...TitleSubtitleFirstandlastseveralparagraphsHeadsorsubheadingsPictures,charts,anddiagramsItalicsorboldtypewords.Step2:Readitw/oslowing.Mark(underlineorcircle)keywordsandideas.Step3&4:Reread&TakeNotes•Readthepartsyoumarkedmorecarefully.•Takenotes:Makeamini-outline:–Whatisthemainidea?–Whatarethesupportingpoints?Step5:WritetheSummary•Leavethearticle(aka,closethebook,turnthepaperover,etc.)•Writethesummaryinyourownwords•Useyournotes/mini-outlineUseYourOwnWords•Whatdoesthatmean?•Ownvocabularychoices•OwnsentencestructuresEattheWord&SpewitOut…Isthisokay?OriginalText:•“Butwhenitcomestimetoassessthethingsthatmattermost–humanwell-beingandhappiness–therewefindourselvesbaffled.”Summary:•In“LoveandLonelinessinAmerica,”DavidFrumsaysthatAmerican’shaveforgottenthethingsthatmattermost–humanwell-beingandhappiness-asindicatedbytheincreasingnumberofAmericanswhochoosetolivealone.Notokayb/cnotyourownwords.Needtocite.Isthisokay?OriginalText•“Thestatisticianscantellusthat31millionAmericanslivealone,…”Summary•Researchsaysthat31millionAmericanslivebythemselves.(Notokay!Notyourownwordsbecauseisthesamesentencestructure.)Isthisokay?•OriginalText:•“Itpromotesfreedom,personalcontrolandself-realization.”•Summary:•Freedom,personalcontrolandself-realizationaregainedthroughlivingalone.Notokay!Notyourownwordsbecauseusethesamewords.Isthisokay?•Originaltext:•“Thequestionswhereourpublicdiscussionismostacceptingofanswersbasedonrawassertion.”•Summary:•ItisagoodthingthatAmericansarelivingalonebecausewomencangetbetterjobsandpeoplecandowhattheywant.Notokay!Isyourownwords,butauthor’smeaninghasbeenlost.Let’swritethesummarytogether…MySummaryoftheArticleIn“LoveandLonelinessinAmerica”(TheNewsweek,February12,2013),DavidFrumreports31millionAmericansaredoinglifealone(ie,notgettingmarried,nothavingchildren).Hesuggeststhismaybeasignthatwe’reforgettingwhat’smoreimportantinlife–thingslikefamilyandcontentment.AfewreasonsAmericansarechoosingtolivealonearejobsuccess(especiallywomen),commitment-freesex,children’sbenefitstogrowingupwithasingleparent(?),and“freedom,personalcontrolandself-realization.”*Ifyouusethesamewords,youhaveto“quoteit”TheMLADetails+*UseSiasloose-leafpaper.*MLAHeading*Title“ASummary…”BTW:Whoistheauthor?MLAHeading•StudentNameID#•Teacher'sName•TitleofCourse&Class•DateNowIt’sYourTurnIn-ClassWritingAssignmentUsingthestepswewentthroughinclass,writeasummary.Turninattheendofclass.PersonA:Summarize“TimeControl”(page350-1)PersonB:Summarize“ClassroomNote-Taking”(page351-3)HowtoWriteaSummary?Pg.348+Step1Previewthework.Step2Readitw/ostopping.Markkeypoints.Step3Rereadthemainpoints.Step4Takenotes.Makeamini-outline.)Step5Closethebookandwriteinyourownwords.Step5:WritingtheSummary•Firstsentence:givethetitleandauthor.•Givethemainpointandsupportingdetailsinyourownwords!•Donotbetoodetailed!•Limitnumberofdirectquotes.•Keeptheproportionofideasthesameasinthearticle.CheckList1.DidIwritemynameandstudentIDnumber?2.Inthefirstsentence,didImentionthetitleofthearticleandnameoftheauthor?3.DidIgivethemainpointoftheentirepassage.4.DidIgivethesub-points?5.DidIusemyownwordsandsentencestructures?6.DidIgivetoomanydetails?MyPPTAbbreviations•Ex•i.e.•BTW•aka•pg.•Ch.•etc.•OR•Example•thatis(forexample)•Bytheway•Alsoknownas•Page•Chapter•Etcetera(andsoon)•“or”withemphasis(notanabbrv.)NoticeMyArticle•Non-fiction•Notastory/narrative•Fromanonlinesource•Hasauthorandtitleandwebsite?Yourhomeworkis…•BringbackyoursamearticleORfindandprintanewoneifyouneedto.–InEnglish–Topic:“….inChina”–Readbeforeclass.–Consider:wikipediaorChinaDailyorTime•ReadCh.19WritingaReportpg.357-361.IfYouWantMoreHelp•OfficeHours:Fridays4-6pmbyappointment.•[e-mail]•Siaswrites.weebly.comWorksCited“FearofSpeakingEnglish.”StudioClassroom.ORTV.25June2010.Frum,David.“LoveandLonelinessinA