Summarizing: By: CANDIDO, Krizelle Joy O. ATOK, Christopher

SUMMARIZING
By:
CANDIDO, Krizelle Joy O.
ATOK, Christopher
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson the students should be able to :

 a. Know the meaning of summarizing.
 b. Apply the correct techniques on how to make a
successful summarizing output.
 c. Create an summarizing output.
What is SUMMARIZING?
 According to Buckley (2004), in her popular writing text Fit to Print, summarizing
is reducing text to one-third or one-quarter its original size, clearly articulating the
author’s meaning, and retaining main ideas.
 Involves stating a work’s thesis and main ideas simply, briefly, and accurately,
(Diane Hacker, 2008).
 From dictionaries, it is defined as taking a lot of information and creating a
condensed version that covers the main points; and to express the most
important facts or ideas about something or someone in a short and clear form.
Various techniques in summarizing a
variety of academic texts
1. Read the work first to understand the author’s intent. This is a crucial step
because an incomplete reading could lead to an inaccurate summary. Note:
an inaccurate summary is plagiarism!
2. One of the summarization techniques you can do is to present information

through facts, skills and concept in visual formats. You can provide the cause
and effects charts, time lines, and Venn diagrams, templates for outlines, use
flow charts or info graphics.
3. To avoid difficulty, you need first to know the main points and the
supporting details. You can exclude any illustrations, examples or
explanations.
4. You need to analyze the text to save time in thinking what you will
do.
5.Think what information you will put in your summary. Be sure to cover
them main points and arguments of the document.
6. One of the best things to do in auto summarizing is restating the words
into different one. You should avoid using the original words of the author
instead; use your own vocabulary but be sure to retain the information.
7. You will fully understand what the document is when you organize all
ideas.
8. One of the things you can do is to write down all information in a coherent
and precise form. Keep in mind that a summary is a condensed version of
the original paper, so avoid making it long.
9. You can also decide to represent information through using

dimensional constructions in representing concepts, skills or facts.
10. Paraphrasing is one of the skills you can do in writing a

summary. With it, do not use the same words with the author.
Here’s how you start writing your summary.
Japanese Rail Tunnel
Due to an increase in traffic between the various island which make up

Japan, and predictions of a continuing growth in train travel, a rail
tunnel was built to connect the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido. The
Seikan Tunnel in Japan is today the longest tunnel in the world, with a
length of almost 54km. When the tunnel was opened in 1988, all
existing trains went through it. However, newer Japanese bullet trains
have never used the tunnel because of the cost of extending the high
speed line through it. Consequently, the train journey from Tokyo to
Sapporo still takes about ten hours. In contrast, the journey by air takes
only three and a half hours. This has combined with the fall in the cost
of flying, has meant that more people travel by plane than train and the
tunnel is not used as much as forecasters had predicted.
• Increase in traffic
• connect Islands (Honshu & Hokkaido)
• Predictions and continuing growth
• The longest rail tunnel
• opened 1988
• 54km
• Opened in1988
• Bullet trains
• Never used tunnel
• Fall in the cost off-lying
• Not used as much as forecasters predicted
QUIZ
TRUE OR FALSE
 1. To avoid difficulty, you need first to know the main points and the supporting details. You
can exclude any illustrations, examples or explanations.
 2. One of the best things to do in auto summarizing is not restating the words into different
one.
 3. You need to analyze the text to save time in thinking what you will do.
 4. You will fully understand what the document is when you organize all ideas.
 5. Do not read the work first to understand the author’s intent.
 6. One of the things you can do is to write down all information in a coherent and precise form.
 7. You should avoid using the original words of the author instead; use your own vocabulary
but be sure to retain the information.
 8. Think what information you will put in your summary. Be sure to cover them ain points and
arguments of the document.
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SUMMARIZING

At the end of the lesson the students should be able to :

author’s meaning, and retaining main ideas.

(Diane Hacker, 2008).

 From dictionaries, it is defined as taking a lot of information and creating a

2. One of the summarization techniques you can do is to present information

6. One of the best things to do in auto summarizing is restating the words

9. You can also decide to represent information through using

10. Paraphrasing is one of the skills you can do in writing a

Due to an increase in traffic between the various island which make up

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