SHS ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES (EAPP), SEM 2 Q3

Name: __________________________________________________________ Score: ______________

Grade and Section: _____________________________________________ Date: _______________

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET NO.3

I. Introduction

There are different ways to check whether someone has plagiarized a work. Different
online tools such as Turnitin makes it easier for teachers to catch plagiarized works.
Students conduct academic dishonesty when they don’t properly cite sources.
This module would discuss different tips to summarize ideas to avoid plagiarism and
fabrication. The exercises, drills and assessments are carefully made to suit your level of
understanding. Indeed, this learning resource is for you to fully comprehend the
techniques in summarizing academic texts. Independently, you are going to go through
this module following its proper sequence.
Although you are going to do it alone, this is a guided lesson and
instructions/directions on how to do every activity is plotted for your convenience.

II. Learning Competency

Uses various techniques in summarizing a variety of academic texts. (CS_EN11/12A-

EAPP-Iac-4)

III. Objectives

At the end of this learning activity sheet, you are expected to:
1. identify the various techniques in summarizing texts used from the given academic
texts;
2. identify the statements that describe proper summarization of academic texts; and
3. summarize academic texts using the appropriate summarizing technique.

IV. Discussion

Definition, Purpose, Rules and Techniques in Summarizing Academic Texts

Buckley (2004), in her popular writing text Fit to Print, defines summarizing as
reducing text to one-third or one-quarter its original size, clearly articulating the author’s
meaning, and retaining main ideas. Diane Hacker (2008), in A Canadian Writer’s
Reference, explains that summarizing involves stating a work’s thesis and main ideas
“simply, briefly, and accurately” (p. 62).

Summarizing is also essential skill that is needed in the workplace and in the
community. In some cases, writing a summary is an excellent learning strategy that allows
students to monitor their own progress in learning course material.

Basic Rules in summarizing are as follows:

A. Erase things that don’t matter. Delete trivial material that is unnecessary to
understanding.

1
B. Only write down important points. If it is not something that will help you understand
or remember, then don’t write it down. Think of it this way . . . If you had to pay money
for every word you write down, which words would you choose to include in your notes?

C. Erase things that repeat. Delete redundant material. In note taking, time and space
are precious. If a word or phrase says basically the same thing you have already written
down, then don’t write it again!

D. Trade, general terms for specific names. Substitute superordinate terms for lists (e.g.,
flowers for daisies, tulips for roses). Focus on the big picture. Long, technical lists are
hard to remember. If one word will give you the meaning, then less is more.

E. Use your own words to write the summary. Do not just copy the sentences from the
original text. However, do not inject your opinion in your summary.

Techniques:

1. Outlining. An outline is a map of your essay. It shows what information each section
or paragraph will contain and in what order.

I. Main Idea
A. Supporting Details
B. Supporting Details
II. Main Idea
A. Supporting Details
B. Supporting Details

2. Somebody Wanted But So Then. Each word represents a key question related to a
text’s essential elements: Somebody—Who is the text about? Wanted—What did the main
character want? But—What was the problem encountered? So—How was the problem
solved? Then—How did it end?

3. SAAC Method. This method is particularly helpful in learning the format of a summary.
This includes the title and author’s name. State— The name of the article, book, movie

Assign—the name of the author

Action—what the author is doing (ex. Tells, explains)
Complete—complete the sentence or summary with keywords and important
details.

4. 5W’s, 1 H. This technique relies on six crucial questions: Who, What,

When, Where, Why, How. These questions make it easy to identify the main
character, important details and main idea. Your summary may not necessarily
follow this order as long as it contains all of these information.

 Who is the text about?

 What did he/she do?
 When did it happen?
 Why did he/she do it?
 How did he/she do what he/she did?

2
5. First Then Finally. This technique helps summarize events or steps in
chronological order or in sequence.

First– What happened first?

Then– What key details took place during the event/action?
Finally– What were the results of the event/action?

V. Activities

A. Unboxing!
Directions: Each box below has a specific number that represents an example of a
summarizing technique. Write the number of the box on the space provided on the table
below to match the technique and the example stated.

Somebody Wanted First Then Finally State, Assign,

But So Then
Action, Complete
(SAAC)
1 2 3

5 W’s and 1 H Outlining

4 5

Live theater is much more entertaining than going to the movies. The action seems
more real than in a film. Live theater also allows the audience the opportunity to
interact with the actors.
Tuesday’s With Morrie by Mitch Albom tells a story about a man who meets his old
professor on Tuesdays for one final class on the meaning of life.
The history of the English language began with the Anglo-Saxon tribes who
wandered the forest of Northern Europe. As different invaders reached England, the
English language branched out by borrowing words and had undergone major
changes in its linguistic system. The English language has continued to expand
with billions of people speaking the language all over the world.  Erase repetitive
ideas.  Use specific names instead of general terms.  A summary should be a
paragraph long.  Examples should be written in a summary.  Vagueness is
acceptable in a summary.
The Department of Education aims to continuously provide quality education to the
Filipino learners. However, because of the threat of the corona virus, the
department struggles to realize its goal. In order to achieve its mission, DepEd
3
 devises a learning scheme that answers the needs and demands of the learners in
this time of pandemic. Thus, DepEd promotes different alternative learning
modalities in the era of New Normal.
Oskar Schindler, a German businessman, saved 1,100 Jews in Krakow, Poland,
during the World War II. He grew to care about his Jewish workers an, particularly
those with whom he came in contact on a daily basis. His connections helped
Schindler protect his Jewish workers from deportation and death in Nazi
concentration camps. He also had to give Nazi officials ever larger bribes and gifts
of luxury items obtainable only on the black market to keep his workers safe.

B. Think and Summarize!

Directions: Summarize the paragraph below in two to three sentences. Write your
answer on a separate sheet.

“The Northern Lights”

There are times when the night sky glows with bands of color. The bands may begin as
cloud shapes and then spread into a great arc across the entire sky. They may fall in
folds like a curtain drawn across the heavens. The lights usually grow brighter, then
suddenly dim. During this time the sky glows with pale yellow, pink, green, violet, blue,
and red. These lights are called the Aurora Borealis. Some people call them the
Northern Lights. Scientists have been watching them for hundreds of years. They are
not quite sure what causes them. In ancient times people were afraid of the Lights.
They imagined that they saw fiery dragons in the sky. Some even concluded that the
heavens were on fire.

SUMMARY
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________

C. Read and Summarize!

Directions: Read the following statements. Cross out the statements that do not describe
proper summarization and put a check after each statement that does describe proper
summarization. Write your answer on a separate sheet of a paper.

Use own words to write the summary.

Include trivial details in the summary.
A summary should be a word or two.
One’s summary may contain one’s opinion of the text.
Cover main points and key ideas.
Erase repetitive ideas.
Use specific names instead of general terms.
A summary should be a paragraph long.
Examples should be written in a summary.
Vagueness is acceptable in a summary.

4
D. Sum it up!
Directions: Read the following texts. Write a 3-5 sentence summary of the following text
using the assigned technique.

Coronavirus in the Philippines: The COVID-19 risk, impact and measures by

Praveen Duddu (An excerpt)

Preventive measures by the Philippine Government is taking several steps to control the
spread of the virus, including travel restrictions, closure of schools and colleges, as well
as training schools of the Philippine National Police. Educational institutes in the country
are announced to be closed from March 9 to March 15, whereas in Metro Manila the
classes will be suspended until April 12. Stringent social distancing measures will be in
place in the National Capital Region (NCR) for 30 days from March 15. The government
announced earlier on February 2, 2020 that all persons except Filipino citizens and
permanent resident visa holders were temporarily barred from entering the country. A
temporary ban on Filipinos from traveling to China or its special administrative region was
also imposed. A mandatory 14-day quarantine for Filipinos returning to from China or its
special administrative region was announced.

Write the summary using the SAAC

technique:

Criteria for Grading:

Criteria Excellent Good Below Average Ineffective

4 3 2 1
Main Idea Clear main idea Mostly clear Main idea is not main idea is
in the first main idea in clear in the first not present in
sentence the first sentence-not the first
sentence specifically sentence
stated
Details All important Important Some critical Contains only
details are details are information is some details
included. included but missing
some might be
missing.
Order Ideas are Ideas are in Ideas are in Ideas are not in
connected to logical order random order logical order
make the
writing flow
Paraphrase Author writes Author uses Author uses a Author does
their own words their own words few sentences not use their
to create a to write that sound too own words to
summary that summary. similar to the write summary
5
 includes great text and not
word choice enough of their
own words
Conventions No spelling, 1-2 spelling, 3-4 spelling, 5-or more
grammar and grammar and grammar and spelling,
conventions conventions conventions grammar and
errors errors are errors are found conventions
found. errors are
found
Source: Burlington County Institute of Technology / Overview.
https://www.bcit.cc/cms/lib04/NJ03000372/Centricity/Domain/141/Response%20Wr
iting%20Rubric.pdf

VI. Assessment
Directions: Read the following texts. Write a 3-5 sentence summary of the following text
using the assigned technique. Use a separate sheet for this activity.

HEALTHY EATING

It is important to enjoy the food you eat. And eating in a healthier way may even be
cheaper! Some traditional beliefs of what makes up a healthy diet may be really good,
such as eating home-preserved vegetables, but other traditional beliefs are disease-
promoting, e.g. eating large quantities of fatty meat daily. Recent evidence has shown
that eating too much meat with animal fat is risky to our health. Only very small
amounts of lean meat are needed – and not every day. In fact, the less meat and animal
fat we eat the better! Eating too much animal fat is a main cause of ill health. Our
bodies need very little but most of us eat too much. You may have heard of SATURATED
FATS. These are found mainly in the meat of cows, pigs and sheep and in Write the
summary using the outlining technique: The Hacksaw Ridge Movie In Lynchburg,
Desmond Doss and his brother Hal are raised by a dysfunctional family since their
father Tom Doss is an alcoholic war veteran of World War I that beats their mother
Bertha. After a naughty fight with his brother Hal turns awry, Desmond Doss reads
the Bible and vows not to harm another human in his life thereafter. Desmond then
saves the life of a worker, experiencing a wholesome satisfaction in the process. In the
hospital, he is smitten by a nurse, Dorothy Schutte, whom he then dates. After the
United States enters the Second World War, both sons enlist, adding to the ire of the
father who despises his sons joining the Army. The rigorous regimen of training in the
Army requires Desmond to clear his firearms training, but after a huge tiff with his
seniors, his father, an old corporal, intervenes to save Desmond from being court-
martialed and serve with the Army as a medic. Then, got posted to Hacksaw Ridge,
Okinawa. Desmond saved 75 men during the battle without firing a single shot. As an
army medic with a strong desire to save lives, Desmond single-handedly evacuated
wounded near enemy lines despite his own wounds. He was awarded with the
Congressional Medal of Honor. 9 products which include their meat and fat, such as
sausages, meat pies and beef burgers. Eating too much saturated fat can lead to
coronary heart disease and being overweight. UNSATURATED FATS, however, are
found in oily fish, chicken, eggs, turkey, duck, beans and lentils and foods made from
these. Unsaturated fat may be better for you, but eating TOO MUCH FAT of any type
can increase your weight. It is better to buy a small amount of lean meat rather than
fatty meat or solid fat. It is even better to EAT MORE FISH of all kinds. And don’t forget
to increase your IRON intake by eating liver. Traditional meals using peas, beans and
lentils provide good nourishment. Remember to cut down on any animal fat used in
6
cooking, e.g. in soups do not add fat and do not fry food for. Where FAT is involved,
LESS IS BEST.

Write the summary using the outlining technique:

VII. Reflection
Directions: Summarize your personal experience during the quarantine period in this time
of pandemic into a one-paragraph only. You may use the technique that you think best
fits the nature of your summary.

VIII. References

Burlington County Institute of Technology / Overview.

https://www.bcit.cc/cms/lib04/NJ03000372/Centricity/Domain/141/Response%20Wr
iting%20Rubric.pdf

Electronic Files Department of Education. Curriculum and Instruction Strand. K to 12

Most Essential Learning Competencies with Corresponding CG Codes. Department of
Education. English for Academic and Professional Purposes. (2016).

Teacher’s Guide. First Edition. Department of Education. English for Academic and
Professional Purposes. (2016).

Reader. First Edition. Online resources Bales, K. July 2020. 5 Easy Summarizing
Strategies for Students. Retrieved from thoughtco.com. Retrieved date July 29, 2020

Duddu, P. March 2020. Coronavirus in the Philippines: The COVID-19 Risk, Impact and
Measures. Retrieved from pharmaceutical-technology.com. Retrieved date August 4, 2020.

Evangelista, A. Basics of Summarizing. Retrieved from Slideshare. Retrieved date July 29,
2020 Summarizing Strategies. Retrieved from www.google.com

Prepared by:

YASMIN N. PEREZ
Teacher III, JRLMHS-SHS
Note: Practice Personal Hygiene Protocols at all times.

7
 8
Activity A. Answers may vary
Activity B. Answers may vary
Activity C. Answers may vary
Activity D. Answers may vary
Reflection: Answers may vary
Assessment:
1. /
2. /
3. X
4. /
5. X
6. /
7. /
8. X
9. /
10. /
VIII. Key to Correction