Summary vs. Analysis Review

Informs the reader of events that took place in the text.

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Tells the reader how an event in the text is related to a larger issue, and uses the text to convince the reader to believe or agree with a certain point.

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Will express the writer's own thoughts, ideas, opinions, or connections.

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Will not contain any of the writer's original thoughts or ideas.

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In the Coca-Cola commercial, young people are gathered on a hillside in Italy.

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The way that the Coca-Cola commercial showcases diversity furthers it's ethos appeal.

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In the Coca-Cola commercial, there is a rolling script that plays over the huge crowd of people assembled on the hill.

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Explaining why or how a piece of the text is significant.

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"(This essay) is about..."

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To write an effective summary you must be able to...

• Use your opinions 
• Represent the text fairly
• Represent the authors claim  Represent the text precisely 
• Use cliche transitions