Match the steps, in summary writing, with the descriptions.

This is a slower and very careful second or third reading of the text. We can underline important information and even annotate in the margin if the text has been photocopied. In this stage we should double check any key words we do not know so that all main points are fully understood.

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In this stage, on a separate piece of paper, extract the underlined information and any annotations from the margins. Focus on main points and supporting points but do not include supporting details or examples. Use a neat "linear" page layout with those main idea on the left margin and the supporting points set in underneath. You will start to see the structure $($or outline$)$ of the text! Remember to do all this in your own words so when you paraphrase later in the summary, you get away from the original and avoid plagiarism!

Proofread your summary to double$-$check you have included all the main points. Make sure you have included a reference to the original source and sometimes the author. This is often done in the framing of the summary and resembles a narrative APA in$-$text citation. If you have taken notes properly you will have no unnecessary supporting details nor any examples from the text, but if you did not follow these steps, there will be such issues.

A brisk first read of the original text to get the gist of it$.$ Some call this reading for "global understanding". During this stage we must also pay attention to headings and subheadings as they point to the main ideas and help us see how the text is structured.

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Draft the summary using the notes. Do not include anything that does not appear in the text. Keep you sentences clear and concise $(20$ words or under$).$ Remember to put effort into the framing of the summary at this point also. It is like the topic Choose... sentence with an overall main idea and beneath that the main and supporting

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