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-Thiscentralthemeissummarizedclearlyandaccuratelyinaonesentencethesisstatement.
-Thethesisstatementdoesnotcontainspecificdetailsdiscussedinthetext.
-Thethesisstatementisstatedatthebeginningofthesummary.
►SupportingIdeas:
Theauthorsupportshis/herthesiswithsupportingideas.Usethefollowingbasicguidelineswhensummarisingsupportingideas:
-Coveralloftheauthor’smajorsupportingideas.
-Showtherelationshipsamongtheseideas.
-Omitspecifics,suchasillustrations,descriptions,anddetailedexplanations.
-Indicatetheauthor’spurposeinwriting:
toinform,topersuade,ortoentertain.Ifthepassageisapersuasivepiece,reporttheauthor’sbiasorpositionontheissue.
-Omitallpersonalopinions,ideas,andinferences.Letthereaderknowthatyouarereportingtheauthor’sideas.
►GrammarandtheMechanicsofWriting:
Grammarandrelatedconcernsensurethat,asawriter,youcommunicateclearlytoyourreader.Thefollowingareparticularlyimportant:
-Restatetheideasinyourownwordsasmuchaspossible.Avoiddirectquotations.
-Usetransitionalwordsforasmoothandlogicalflowofideas.
-Editandre-writeyourwork.
-Checkyourgrammar,punctuation,andspelling
►Length:
Thelengthofasummarydependsonhowlongtheoriginaldocumentis.Itmayvarybetweenonethirdtheoriginaltextandonetenth.
StepsinWritingaSummary:
Initially,summarywritingcanseemlikeachallengingtask.Itrequirescarefulreadingandreflectivethinkingaboutthearticle.Mostofus,however,tendtoskimreadwithoutfocusedreflection,butwithtimeandeffort,thestepslistedherecanhelpyoubecomeaneffectivesummarywriter.
►Readthearticle
►RereadtheArticle.
-Dividethearticleintosegmentsorsectionsofideas.Eachsegmentdealswithoneaspectofthecentraltheme.Asegmentcancompriseoneormoreparagraphs.Note:
newsmagazinearticlestendtobeginwithananecdote.Thisisthewriter’sleadintothearticle,butdoesnotcontainthethesisorsupportingideas.Typically,afeatureleaddoesnotconstituteasegmentofthought.
-Labeleachsegment.Useageneralphrasethatcapturesthesubjectmatterofthesegment.Writethelabelinthemarginnexttothesegment.
-Highlightorunderlinethemainpointsandkeyphrases.
►WriteOne-Sentencesummaries.
-Writeaone-sentencesummaryforeachsegmentofthoughtonaseparatesheetofpaper.
►FormulatetheThesisStatement.
-Formulateacentralthemethatweavestheone-sentencesegmentsummariestogether.Thisisyourthesisstatement.
-Inmanyarticles,theauthorwillstatethisdirectly.Youmaywishtotakehisdirectstatementofthethesisandrestateitinyourownwords.Note:
Innewsmagazinearticles,thethesisisoftensuggestedthroughthearticle’stitleandsub-title.
-Inotherarticles,youmayhavetowriteyourownone-sentencethesisstatementthatsummarizesthiscentraltheme.
►WriteYourFirstDraft.
-Beginwithapropercitationofthetitle,author,source,anddateofpublicationofthearticlesummarised.
-Combinethethesisstatementandyourone-sentencesegmentsummariesintoaone-to-two-paragraphsummary.
-Eliminateallunnecessarywordsandrepetitions.
-Eliminateallpersonalideasandinferences.
-Usetransitionsforasmoothandlogicalflowofideas.
-Concludewitha“summingup”sentencebystatingwhatcanbelearnedfromreadingthearticle.
►EditYourDraft.Checkyoursummarybyaskingthefollowingquestions:
-HaveIansweredthewho,what,when,why,andhowquestions?
-Ismygrammar,punctuation,andspellingcorrect?
-HaveIleftoutmypersonalviewsandideas?
-Doesmysummary“hangtogether”?
DoesitflowwhenIreaditaloud?
-Havesomeoneelsereadit.Doesthesummarygivethemthecentralideasofthearticle?
►WriteYourFinalDraft.
ASampleSummaryof“NationalSecurityJustifiesCensorship”
ByRogerS.Thomas
Introduction
Thearticle"
NationalSecurityJustifiesCensorship"
byElmoR.ZumwaltandJamesG.Zumwalt,appearsinCensorship,abookintheOpposingViewpointsSeries.
Thearticleassertsthatinformationthatissecretandvitaltothesecurityofthenationshouldnotbereleasedtothepress.TheargumentsmadebyZumwaltSeniorandJunioraresummarizedbelow.
Summary
AlthoughmanyjournalistscontendthattheFirstAmendmentguaranteesunrestrictedprintingfreedom,theauthorsbelievethepresshasgainedmorepowerthantheframersoftheConstitutionforesawandthereforeneglectedtoinstallsafeguardsthatwouldprotectnationalsecurity.Accordingtotheauthors,thepowerofthemediahasgonefarpastwhattheconstitutionalframersexpected;
consequently,severalactssincethewritingoftheConstitutionhavebeenimplementedtodealwiththelackofprotectionregardingnationalsecurity.Theauthorscontinuetoaffirmthateventhoughsignificantriskexistswhenconfidentialinformationisreleasedtothepress,thisdangerhasremainedunresolvedbythecourts.
Theauthorsciteanexampletoprovethispoint.TheCIAduringtheReaganadministrationrecognizedMuhamarQuadaffiasaknownterroristandapotentialthreattonationalsecurityinaclassifieddocument.TheWashingtonPostsomehowhadthedocumentdisclosedtothem,andtheysoonpublishedtheinformation.Severalmonthsaftertheoperationhadbeenabandoned,theCIAfoundQuadaffiresponsibleforthebombingofaWestBerlindiscotheque.Militaryactionhadtobetakenbecauseoftheearlierreleaseoftheclassifieddocument.Theoperationincurredmilitarycasualties.
Theauthorsthenofferatwo-partsolution:
(1)makethepublicationofclassifiedinformationapunishableoffense,and
(2)incorporatea"
codeofethics"
intomediaguidelinesthatsafeguardsnationalsecurity.Thepaperendsbydiscussinghowethicsaretheresponsibilityofgoodjournalism.
Conclusion
ElmoR.ZumwaltandJamesG.Zumwaltassertthatthemediaareoverpoweredandthenationalsecurityisunderprotected.Theybelievethatthegovernmentandthemediamusttakestepstoassureadisasterdoesnotoccur.
Thefirstsentenceofasummary
Youareexpectedtoidentifythetitleofthetextandtheauthorinthefirstsentence,aswellastheauthor’sthesisorcontrollingidea.Ageneralformatforthefirstsentenceisasfollows:
Inthearticle{“titleofArticle,”},{Author’sname}+{primaryverb}+{mainidea}.
Example:
Inthearticle“HowChildrenFail,”JohnHoltarguesthatmostchildrenfailbecausetheydonotdeveloptheirfullpotential.
Themostcommonlyusedprimaryverbsinclude:
1.claim2.recommend3.argue4.report5.show
6.insist7.explain8.describe9.suggest10.believe
ModelSummariesofArticles
Originalpassage
ThefollowingpassagewaswrittenbyMarcLaceyandpublishedinNewYorkTimesonNovember12,2004.
UsingaNewLanguageinAfricatoSaveDyingOnes
Swahilispeakerswishingtousea“compyuta”—ascomputerisrenderedinSwahili—havebeenoutofluckwhenitcomestocommunicatingintheirtongue.Computers,nomatterhowbulkytheirharddrivesorsophisticatedtheirsoftwarepackages,havenotyetmasteredSwahiliorhundredsofotherindigenousAfricanlanguages.
Butthatmaysoonchange.Acrossthecontinent,linguistsareworkingwithexpertsininformationtechnologytomakecomputersmoreaccessibletoAfricanswhohappennottoknowEnglish,French,ortheothermajorlanguagesthathavebeenprogrammedintotheworld’sdesktops.
Thereiseconomicreasonfortheoutreach.Microsoft,whichisworkingtoincorporateSwahiliintoMicrosoftWindows,MicrosoftOffice,andotherpopularprograms,seesamarketforitssoftwareamongtheroughly100millionSwahilispeakersinEastAfrica.ThesamegoesforGoogle,whichlastmonthlaunchedwww.google.co.ke,offeringaKenyanversioninSwahiliofthepopularsearchengine.
ButthecampaigntoAfricanizecyberspaceisnotallaboutthebottomline.TherearehundredsoflanguagesinAfrica—somespokenonlybyafewdozenelders—andtheyaredyingoutatanalarmingrate.Thecontinent’slinguistsseethecomputersasoneimportantwayofsavingthem.UNESCOestimatesthat90percentoftheworld’s6,000languagesarenotrepresentedontheInternetandthatonelanguagedisappearssomewherearoundtheworldeverytwoweeks.
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Summary
Inthearticle“UsingaNewLanguageinAfricatoSaveDyingOnes”(NewYorkTimes,November12,2004),MarcLaceyreportsthatlinguistsandcomputerexpertsareworkingtodevelopcomputersthatworkinSwahiliandotherAfricanlanguages,sothatmanyAfricanscanusecomputersintheirnativelanguages.Economicsisonereasonfordoingso.ComputercompaniessuchasMicrosoftandGoogleseepotentiallyhugemarketfortheirproductsinAfrica.AnotherimportantreasonistosaveAfricanlanguagesthatareindangerofdyingout.
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Hereisanothermodelsummaryofamagazinearticle:
HowtoHealaHypochondriac
ByMichaelD.LemonickTuesday,Sept.30,2003
Ithappenstoeverymedicalstudentsoonerorlater.Yougetacoughthatpersistsforawhileorfeelafunnypaininthestomachornoticeatinylumpun