TIPS ON HOW TO WRITE SUMMARIES

Checklist : Summaries                   A good summary should:                   1. give the overall intention or gist of a passage                   2. pick out the most important points of the                        argument or narrative                   3. show how the subordinates (i.e. minor or not                       so important) points fit in with the passage                   4. separate examples and opinions from the                        facts                   5. where directed, extract particular items from                       the original;                   6. be set out in a clear-cut manner                   7. be written in simple, clear, precise English                       with no ambiguities (i.e. unintended                             meanings)