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Summarizing

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Exact methology can be found on Moodle

Summary writing

Summary writing or outlining information means that you briefly pass on the main information of a text to someone who has not read it

  • neutral and objective language
  • no quoting (!!!)
  • paraphrase author's main points (to paraphrase = express what someone wrote in a different way)
  • only most important details
  • less than 1/3 of the original text

Outlining

→ to describe, explain, point out

  • to outline or sum up
  • focus on the information relevant to the task
  • do not sum up the complete text like in a summary
  • less than 1/3 of the original text

Synonimous to:

Summary