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How To Write A Summary

Summary Writing

The most frequent and most important use of summary, of course, is to refer to another writer's work. A summary, then, is a brief statement of the essential and the original thought of a longer composition or essay.

Summary has the advantage over paraphrase in that it allows the writer to pick out and fo­cus on only those aspects of the original that are most relevant to the new points being made. The flexibility of wording in a summary also allows the writer to fit in smoothly with his or her original, ongoing statements. But, it is Important to re­member that, when incorporating a summary, you should summarize only as much of the original text as is necessary to advance your own argument; do not let the summary carry any elements that are not included in the original text. Therefore, you should not put in the summary your own feelings and emo­tions.

By summary, we mean a brief restatement, in your own words, of the content of a passage. This......


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