SUMMARY - Voortrekker Afstandsleer

SUMMARYHow to win at summary writing

Compiled by: S. Hattingh

What is a summary?Short account of the central ideas of a text

Summaries are not a place for…

▪ Opinions

▪ Background knowledge

▪ Personal information


How To Summarize1. Read the text.

2. Don’t let big words scare you.

3. Ask, “What was this text about?”

Your Answer…

▪ Should be in complete sentences(FAL)and

in paragraph form (HL)

▪ Should cover main point and key ideas

▪ Should be in your own words

▪ Shouldn’t just be a word or twoCompiled by: S. Hattingh

Should It Go in My Summary?

Only major ideas and necessary information should go into a summary.

Ask yourself:

“Do you need this information to

understand the text?”

If the answer is yes, put it into your own words in your summary.


Main Idea and Key Points

The main idea is what the text is about.

Key points are arguments or information that is used to support the main idea.

Key points may be developed or elaborated with supporting details.

Your summary should only include main ideas and key points, not supporting details.


Golden rules of a SUMMARY

Remember to summarize the text you have read. Use the following tips:

• Shorten the text in such a way that all facts are in the summary.

• Leave out examples, evaluations and interpretations.

• Skim the text. You should know what is the main content of it. Read the headline carefully.

• Read the text again to understand more details. You must have understood the whole text.

• Make notes (use keywords). Underline important words in the text.

• Form sentences with the help of your keywords. These sentences should reflect the main content of the text.

• Connect the sentences using suitable conjunctions. The first sentence should describe the main content of the text.

• Use Simple Present or Simple Past. Write sentences in Reported speech.

• Check your summary. Watch out for spelling mistakes.


HOW TO DO A SUMMARY•

• FAL: Using the information below summarise the article into point form -

• HL: Using the information below summarise the article into a well-constructed paragraph of -

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• Grade 8-9FAL: 50-60 words

• Grade 8-9HL: 70- 80 words

• Grade 10-12FAL: 60-70 words

• Grade 10-12HL: 80-90 words •

• Summarise in your own words

• Present the MOST IMPORTANT POINTS (in a fluent paragraph.

• Do not exceed the word count given

• Use FULL sentences

• State the total word count used AT THE END of the summary.

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STEP by STEP – Let’s do it together



HL INSTRUCTIONS

FAL INSTRUCTIONS


READ & USE THE FACTS TO DO PLANNING


How should my planning look?


Summary Planning Video

https://youtu.be/0F5EbWGN3DY

IMPORTANT



FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE ONLY

FAL Final Summary Video

https://youtu.be/4E90QFMgMgk

HOME LANGUAGE ONLY

How to structure the perfect paragraph


HL Final Summary Video

https://youtu.be/bxNVTx1--EM

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