How to write a summary
Et summary skal:
være skrevet i nutid
introducere tekstens titel og forfatter
introducere tema
være objektivt og uden kommentarer til teksten
være kort (150 ord - plus/minus 10%)
kun være skrevet i et afsnit.
være uden citater fra teksten.
Et summary gengiver kort og objektivt tekstens vigtigste indhold.
Good advice when writing a summary
Before writing:
Read the text so carefully that you know it well.
Put the text away before writing.
While writing:
Think ultra-short, use your own words to produce a skeleton text.
Speed writing can be a good tool. (see purple box below)
Introduction: Your reader does not know the text and you must therefore introduce the text to the reader.
“The short story “Sunshine” by Anne Billson describes how ….”
A good introduction introduces the topic/theme of the text within the first lines.
DON’T’s
Do not sum up the text summarizing paragraph by paragraph. Make your own order and choose the most important facts, which reflect your theme.
Do not add ideas or comments of your own
Do not repeat information.
After writing
Re-read and edit your text
Make sure you have an introduction and that you leave out minor details
Det er gratis at oprette en konto