Lesson Review

1. Why Summarize?
2. To test your understanding of the text
3. To clearly communicate truth to others
4. To better discern the main point of the whole chapter or book
5. While paraphrasing generally expands the text, a summary will significantly shrink the text.
6. Strategies for shaping the main point summary
7. Be sure you have clearly identified the main point and primary supports
8. Is the main point about who, what, when, where, why, or how?
9. Determine what, if any, primary supporting points should be included
10. There is freedom to rearrange the pieces
11. Use key terms or phrases from your paraphrase
12. Use complete sentences
13. Maintain the same perspective as the author
14. Keep it concise
15. What not to do
16. Do not simply rearrange the words and phrases of the original text
17. Do not write in commentary style
18. Do not add in your own opinion or assessments
19. Do not include every detail
20. Do not make present day applications