Summarizing

15 How can a summary misrepresent original information content?

by adding the information that is not present in the source text and distorting the information you extract

20 What are the rules of summarisation and in what order should they be used? Why?

construction + generalization + deletion

18 What determines the part of the source text and the information relevant for a guided summary?

every part of the text that discusses the relevant info and discard everything else

13 What can lead to source text underrepresentation?

failure to extract all the main ideas relevant to your rhetorical goal

22 What does the generalisation rule do?

generalisation rule allows you to substitute a series of items into one super ordinate item

16 Are page numbers given in the case of a paraphrase or quotation? Are page numbers given in the case of a summary?

in case of paraphrase and quotations yes, but in case of a summary no

7 What is the difference between a guided and a global summary?

in global summary you summarize all the main ideas while in the guided one you summarize only the parts relevant to the guiding question

5 What factors determine the length of a summary?

length of the source text purpose of the summary - basis of analysis or catch attention and inform. in essence, a summary should be short enough to grasp the essence of text and long enough for anybody to be able to understand it

12 Does the thesis statement or do the topic sentences always contain the main ideas for a summary?

not always. topic sentences are often not explicitly stated and the thesis statements are not always identical to the gist of the text

19 In addition to the signal phrase what else can indicate the presence of a summary in a text?

phrases such as ' author states, indicates'

23 What does the deletion rule do?

remove all the irrelevant information

10 What is a split-level summary good for?

split-level summary is good for studying as while revising both standard and wrap up summaries you get different level of information connecting it back to the original text

24 What determines the pieces of information that you can delete from a source text?

duplication of information ( in the conclusion part mainly) irrelevant information unnecessary such as examples

2 What are the differences between a summary and a paraphrase?

1. summary is much shorter 2. while paraphrase must contain every single detail of the source text - a summary can be more flexible and focus only on main or specific ideas. 3.in paraphrase you need to restate everything in the same order as the source text does but in summary you can manipulate the order according to your objective.

8 What are some non-academic uses of summaries?

Summarizing the movie plot or retelling a conversation. as well as executive summaries, head notes and memos in professional summaries.

1 What is a summary?

a summary is a condensed version of other author's text. The ideas are restated your own words for your own purpose while acknowledging the source text

11 Why is summarisation useful for academic writing and what other educational benefits does it have?

ability to incorporate other writers' texts in your own to make your argument sound more authoritative to reason and present examples. avoiding plagiarism good summary skills show that one has sophisticated amount of skill to continue tertiary education. it also contributes to the growing language skills and develops critical thinking abilities

6 What is the difference between a stand-alone and an integrated summary?

stand-alone summary is intended to be understood independently like the one line summary one has to write for a story. while integrated summary often becomes a part of a larger work such as an essay or a thesis and can be descriptive or critical

9 What are the summary types used for study purposes?

standard summary - written on top or the bottom of every page short summaries of main ideas. wrap up summaries - written after a lecture of a chapter of a book - longer version of main idea summary split- level summary = combination of the above two. wrap up summaries of the standard summary

21 What does the construction rule do and what makes its application difficult?

the construction rule allows you to join together a series of events as one overarching event using your background knowledge. the background knowledge should be solid thoooo

3 What is the most obvious drawback of computer generated summaries?

they retain much of the original wording resulting in plagiarism

17 With what question do you start reading the source text in the case of a global summary?

what are the main ideas presented in this text, as the global summary must discuss every main idea with equal focus

14 What makes a summary disconnected?

when the summary stands too far away from the source text because it does not appropriately reproduces the gist of the text