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Writing a Summary
A Summary
2)Completeness
3)Balance:
6. Experiences in Writing
Summary
AcademicLanguageReportingVerbs
Other words you can use instead of says or
tells or talks about
1. reports
2. points out
3. finds
4. asks
5. advises
6. describes
7. insists
8. asserts
9. claims
10. believes
11. implies
12. reveals
13.declares
14.proposes
15. observes
16. notes
17. establishes
18. maintains
19.suggests
20. explains
21. contends
Academic Language
Examples:
1. First the author .
2. The author begins by stating that users should.
3. He then points out that.
4. In the second part of the article..
5. In the final section of the article, the author
suggests..(Signals an End!)
In academic writing,
1. Responses are based on facts that you can support (facts
from experts, class discussions, assigned reading in your
text, and the like), not on hearsay or emotions
2. Responses are based on the original authors purpose
and audience.
3. You must provide support for the opinions you express in your
response.
4. Your opinions and interpretations appear only in your response,
not in your summary of the author's work.
5. Sometimes an instructor will ask you for a gut reaction or a
reaction based on your own experience. In that case, and only
in that case, you may stray from Point 4 above. Still, you should
try to analyze your reaction so that you can state why you
responded as you did.