学术英语写作进阶教程Keys-Unit 1.docx

Unit1Summary

Part1

1Purposeofasummary

Thetopicoftheoriginalarticleisaboutthedifferencebetweenthefixedmindsetandthegrowthmindset.

Themainpointsinclude:1)thedifferencebetweenthefixedmindsetandthegrowthmindset;2)howpeoplewithdifferentmindsetsaredifferentinviewsofthemselves;and3)howtheirviewsaffectthewaytheyleadtheirlives.

Thesummaryindicatesthatthecitedauthorisbasicallyneutralonthetopic,focusingonthecontrastsbetweenthefixedandthegrowthmindsets.

Thepurposeistoinformthereader.

2Contentofasummary

2.1Condensingthecontent

Yes.Thesummarywriterhascorrectlyunderstoodthetopicoftheoriginalarticle.

Yes.Thesummaryiscomprehensive.Ithasincludedallthemainpointsoftheoriginalarticle.

Yes.Thesummaryisaccurate.Itrepresentsthecitedauthor’sopinionasitis.

Yes.Thesummaryisobjective.Itdoesn’tincludethesummarywriter’sopinion.

2.2Preparinganoutlineofthesummary

TheMindsets

TheMindsets

Mainidea:People’sviewsofthemselvescantransformtheirpsychologyand

consequently,theirlives.

Mainpoint1:Thefixedmindset

Supportingdetail1.Belief:One’sintelligence,personalityandmoral

characterarefixed.

2.Result:Haveanurgencytoprovethemselves

3:Result:Trytoprovethemselvesineverysituation

Mainpoint2:Thegrowthmindset

Supportingdetail1.Belief:One’sinitialqualitiescanbechanged

becauseone’spotentialisunknown.

2.Result:Cultivatetheirabilitiesthrougheffort,

andtraining;developapassionforlearningand

seekoutnewexperiencestoincreasetheirabilities

3.Result:Flourisheveninsomeofthemostdifficulttimeoflife

3Structureofasummary

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Part2

1Paraphrasing

Paraphrase1:Thisoneistooclosetotheoriginalandcanbeseenasplagiarism.

Paraphrase2:Thisonemisrepresentstheauthor.Confusin