Rules in Summarizing

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What is the first step in summarizing a text?

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Divide the text into sections, focusing on headings, subheadings, and bold-faced terms.

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What should you do during the 'Read' step of summarizing?

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Read straight through to get a feel for the author's tone, style, and main idea without stopping to look up difficult terms.

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What is the purpose of the 'Reread' step?

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Underline topic sentences and key facts, label areas to refer to or avoid, and clarify points you do not understand.

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What should you do in the 'One sentence at a time' step?

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Write down the main idea of each section in one well-developed sentence, focusing on key points.

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What is a thesis statement in the context of summarizing?

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A thesis statement clearly communicates what the entire text was trying to achieve, derived from the main ideas of each section.

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How can you structure your summary after writing a thesis statement?

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Use the thesis statement as the introductory sentence and organize the other sentences in order to form the body, adding transition words.