SUMMARY English language learners: This is a thirteen-slide presentation to help you better understand and write a brief summary, so you can become a stronger reader and writer. (Created by Rita Zuba Prokopetz / G&R Languages – October, 2013).

1. Topic: Summary - Open Educational Resources (OER)
Audience: English language learners
Published by: G&R Languages – October, 2013
Summary
Uhmm
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Definition
Process
Purpose
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2. Summary
• What is it?
• How do we learn about
it?
• Why is it important?
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3. Summary
What is it?
• Opinion?
• Facts?
• Analysis?
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4. Summary
It is NOT
• Opinion
It is NOT
• Analysis
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5. Summary
Opinion: viewpoint not necessarily
based on fact or knowledge
Analysis: detailed examination of
parts as a basis for discussion
Summary: brief account of the main
points
https://www.google.ca/search?q=opinion+definition&oq=opinion+defi&aqs=chrome.0.0j69i57j0l2.3763j0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF8
https://www.google.ca/search?q=analysis+definition&oq=analysis+definit&aqs=chrome.0.0j69i57j0l2.3739j0&sourceid=chrome&ie=U
TF-8
https://www.google.ca/search?q=summary+definition&oq=summary+de&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l3.5643j0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF8
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6. Summary
Aha!
Definition
• Process of writing an
accurate, objective
sample of what the
article says
http://grammar.about.com/od/rs/g/summaryterm.htm
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7. Summary
Process
• Skim and scan
• Highlight
• Organize
• Connect
Figur
e
out!
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8. Summary
How to
summarize
Process
• Skim the text
• Highlight key points
• Organize statements
• Connect all parts
Highlight
Organize
Connect
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9. Connecting
the parts
Summary
Connecting parts
• Based on the text, …
• According to the author, …
• The writer states that …
• The author concludes it by
stating that …
Review:
.Focus on
.Describe
.Report
.Mention
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10. Figur
e
out!
Summary
What I have just read
(E.g. key points based on
the text of the Program
Outline)
What I think
(how I interpreted the
text)
“Program designed to
support EAL students in
Canadian society” (p.1)
(this will be part of your
analysis of the text)
Paraphrase (based on the quote): The Program Outline
for the current semester states that this program aims to
support English language learners in their life in Canada.
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11. Summary
Purpose
• key points
• main parts
• concise account of text
• Connect ideas
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12. Summary
Connecting ideas
• The writer: argues that,
points out, highlights, etc.
• The text: deals with …,
addresses the issue of …., etc.
• The observers: claim that, argue
that, share their sentiments
about…
Ideas based on handouts from colleagues – authors unknown
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13. Topic: Summary - Open Educational Resources (OER)
Audience: English language learners
Published by: G&R Languages – October, 2013
Summary
Make connections
Learn to read
Read to learn
References used:
TheLecturette.Com: Summarizing, Paraphrasing and Synthesizing -SlideShare
http://www.slideshare.net/deianeira5/summarizing-6078259
Emily Kissner: Making Inferences, Making Meaning -SlideShare
http://www.slideshare.net/pietvanderlaan/summarizing-paraphrasing-synthesizing-15426808
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