summary writing写作指导教学PPT课件.ppt

Summary Writing General Remarks Summary writing is about generalization and abstraction of the essential ideas of the read passage in the precise and faithful way. It involves both understanding and expression in up-to-the-standard format, a writing piece characterized by Unity; Order; Coherence and Completeness. The key points come up with: Condition: based on what is the summary to written? Capture: what are the points to note? Categorize: what are logical lines to classify the main ideas and put them into categorical arrangement? Conclude: what is the final label put on the reading passage? Caption: what is the topic assigned to the reading passage? Control: how to balance and compromise between key notions and minor ones; what to keep and what to delete; how long should the summary be in terms of words? Objectives Give an appropriate definition for a summary; Know the characteristics of a good summary; Learn the steps in summary writing; understand the techniques in summary writing; Practice; I. Definition：What is a summary? A summary is a shortened passage, which retains the essential information of the original. It is a fairly brief restatement in your own words of the contents of a passage. Note: you simply report back what the writer has said, without making value judgments. An Introduction to Summary  Summary writing is the process of reading a text, identifying the main ideas, and then describing those ideas in your own words. A summary should be brief and include only important ideas or information from the text. Summaries should not include examples or repetitions. Summarizing helps you understand and remember information you read. Use strategies when summarizing a text. For long texts apply the following steps for each section. Guidelines for Writing a Summary Find the most important information the passage tells; Use this information to write a topic sentence. Find 2 - 3 main ideas and important details that support your topic sent