ࡱ> ')&q  bjbjt+t+ AA]      $  PPPPPPPP{ } } } } } } $  PPPPP pPPPpppPPP{  P{ p`p { P<٫6  f c HOW TO WRITE AN EXTENDED SUMMARY To write an extended summary that will demonstrate to your instructor that you have a solid understanding of the text, you must complete the following tasks: STAGE ONE Close Reading: Carefully read text Label (in margins) each stage of thought in the text (paragraph groupings) Underline key ideas and terms and make margin notes to clarify Circle unknown vocabulary and look up Divide text into sections (introduction, body, and conclusion) STAGE TWO Note Taking: Write one or two sentence summaries of each major idea (stages of thought above) USE YOUR OWN WORDS except for key concepts and terms. Condense leave out all extra material. Deal only with main ideas Find the thesis Move thesis to the top of the page STAGE THREE -- Writing the Summary: Compose a title that includes the name of the article but lets the writer know it is a summary Write a first sentence that introduces the name of the article and the author Write second (and third) sentence(s) that states the authors thesis in your own words Use transitions to string other sentence summaries (above) together until the summary is complete. You may want to repeat the thesis in the conclusion. DO NOT give your opinions about what the article says. Just report what the author says STAGE FOUR Author References: For the first in-text reference, use full name, first and last, but not titles or Mr./Ms. (Alison Knox) NOT for parenthetical references! For second and all other references, use last name only (Knox) Useful phrases to smoothly refer to authors: according to . . .as discussed by . . .as pointed out . . . xs thesis is . . . Useful verbs to use when discussing an authors ideas: saysexplainsnamesdefinesdiscussespoints outemphasizeswriteslistsrecognizesreportsrefers torevealsproposesstatespresentsassertsthinksfindsnotesinsiststellsaddsarguesshowsindicatesobserves !- , U V ! Q R x y CJ5:5CJ!9xH|!  & F h & F h & F h!9xH|!  3 , ? U V l ľzuqnfa               S                                              & 3 , ? U V l ܬ$$Tlb R & & F $ 8$$TlH$ 8 & F h    ! ) 2 9 B J Q R X ^ f l q x y      $    ! ) 2 9 B J Q R X ^ f l q x y  t$$$Tlb R & & F $ @ / =!"#$% [0@0NormalCJOJQJmH 0@0 Heading 1$@&5<A@<Default Paragraph Font(>@(Title$5>*     lo Alison Knox2C:\windows\TEMP\AutoRecovery save of Document1.asd Alison Knox;C:\My Documents\ECC102\HOW TO WRITE AN EXTENDED SUMMARY.doc Alison Knox;C:\My Documents\ECC102\HOW TO WRITE AN EXTENDED SUMMARY.docAndrew A. Knox, CPAIC:\WINDOWS\TEMP\AutoRecovery save of HOW TO WRITE AN EXTENDED SUMMARY.asdAndrew A. Knox, CPA.A:\ECC102\HOW TO WRITE AN EXTENDED SUMMARY.docAndrew A. Knox, CPA;C:\My Documents\ECC102\HOW TO WRITE AN EXTENDED SUMMARY.docAndrew A. Knox, CPA;C:\My Documents\ECC102\HOW TO WRITE AN EXTENDED SUMMARY.docECC.A:\ECC102\HOW TO WRITE AN EXTENDED SUMMARY.doc Alison Knoxh\\OFFICE2.office.elgin.edu\MyDocuments\aknox\Eng 102\class handouts\HOW TO WRITE AN EXTENDED SUMMARY.doc Alison Knoxh\\OFFICE2.office.elgin.edu\MyDocuments\aknox\Eng 102\class handouts\HOW TO WRITE AN EXTENDED SUMMARY.doc % e SZ rrN! U,+> ^ ` z0c Izq hh.hh. hhOJQJo(hh. hhOJQJo(hh. hhOJQJo(hh.hh. ez0c%rrN!^U,+>IzqSZ` @GG, IIGG0@GzTimes New Roman5Symbol3& zArial;Wingdings"qhoځFqځFpځFC Yr0d, HOW TO WRITE AN EXTENDED SUMMARY Alison Knox Alison KnoxOh+'0 $ @ L X dpx!HOW TO WRITE AN EXTENDED SUMMARYrosOW  Alison Knoxlis Normal.dot Alison Knox3isMicrosoft Word 8.0E@F#@@r @C՜.+,0  hp  Andrew A. Knox & Co., P.C. * !HOW TO WRITE AN EXTENDED SUMMARY Title  !"#$%(Root Entry FS3PI6*1TableWordDocumentSummaryInformation(DocumentSummaryInformation8CompObjjObjectPoolPI6PI6  FMicrosoft Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89q