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The document discusses techniques for summarizing academic texts, including outlining, somebody wanted but so then, SAAC, 5Ws 1H, and first then finally. It defines summarization and explains that it involves reducing the text size while retaining the main ideas. Summarization is an essential skill for work and learning.

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Eapp Summarizing 3

The document discusses techniques for summarizing academic texts, including outlining, somebody wanted but so then, SAAC, 5Ws 1H, and first then finally. It defines summarization and explains that it involves reducing the text size while retaining the main ideas. Summarization is an essential skill for work and learning.

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English for Academic

and Professional
Purposes
PREPARED BY: RALFH JULIUS T. DELATOR
Activity 1. THINK-PAIR-SHARE
(5minutes)
Guide questions:
1.Recall your experience that you summarized an academic text?
2.What specific academic text did you summarize?
3.What technique did you use?
4.What is the importance of summarizing?
Activity 2: Read the following statements
written on the bulletin board. Cross out
the statements that do not describe
proper summarization and put a check
after each statement that does describe
proper summarization.
Summarizing Academic Texts
Definition, Purpose, Rules and
Techniques in Summarizing
Academic Texts
Buckley (2004), in her popular writing text Fit to
Print, defines summarizing as reducing text to one-
third or one-quarter its original size, clearly
articulating the author’s meaning, and retaining
main ideas. Diane Hacker (2008), in A Canadian
Writer’s Reference, explains that summarizing
involves stating a work’s thesis and main ideas
“simply, briefly, and accurately” (p. 62).
Summarizing is also essential skill that
is needed in the workplace and in the
community. In some cases, writing a
summary is an excellent learning
strategy that allows students to monitor
their own progress in learning course
material.
Basic Rules:

A. Erase things that don’t matter. Delete trivial material


that is unnecessary to understanding.
B. Only write down important points. If it is not
something that will help you understand or remember, then
don’t write it down. Think of it this way . . . If you had to
pay money for every word you write down, which words
would you choose to include in your notes?
 C. Erase things that repeat. Delete redundant material. In note taking, time
and space are precious. If a word or phrase says basically the same thing you
have already written down, then don’t write it again!
 D. Trade, general terms for specific names. Substitute superordinate terms
for lists (e.g., flowers for daisies, tulips for roses). Focus on the big picture.
Long, technical lists are hard to remember. If one word will give you the
meaning, then less is more.
 E. Use your own words to write the summary. Do not just copy the
sentences from the original text. However, do not inject your opinion in your
summary.
Techniques:

1. Outlining
2. Somebody wanted but so then
3. SAAC
4. 4W’s, 1 H
5.First Then Finally
Techniques:
1. Outlining. An outline is a map of your essay. It shows what
information each section or paragraph will contain and in what order.
I. Main Idea
A. Supporting Details
B. Supporting Details
II. Main Idea
A. Supporting Details
B. Supporting Details
2. Somebody Wanted But So Then. Each word represents
a key question related to a text’s essential elements:
Somebody—Who is the text about?
Wanted—What did the main character want?
But—What was the problem encountered?
So—How was the problem solved?
Then—How did it end?
3. SAAC Method. This method is particularly
helpful in learning the format of a summary. This
includes the title and author’s name.
State— The name of the article, book, movie
Assign—the name of the author
Action—what the author is doing (ex. Tells,
explains)
Complete—complete the sentence or summary
with keywords and important details.
4. 5W’s, 1 H. This technique relies on six crucial questions:
Who, What, When, Where, Why, How. These questions
make it easy to identify the main character, important details
and main idea. Your summary may not necessarily follow
this order as long as it contains all of these information.
Who is the text about?
What did he/she do?
When did it happen?
Why did he/she do it?
How did he/she do what he/she did?
5. First Then Finally. This technique
helps summarize events or steps in
chronological order or in sequence.
First– What happened first?
Then– What key details took place
during the event/action?
Finally– What were the results of the
event/action?

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