Goals and Objectives of Summary Writing

Goals:

• Understand the purpose of summary writing
• Be able to identify key points in a text
• Be able to determine what information to include and exclude in a summary
• Be able to use paraphrase and summary effectively
• Be able to edit and revise summaries to ensure clarity and concision

Objectives:

• Define summary writing and explain its purpose
• Identify the main ideas and supporting details in a text
• Select relevant information to include in a summary and eliminate unnecessary information
• Paraphrase text effectively in a summary
• Use strong verb choices and eliminate unnecessary words to make a summary more concise
• Edit and revise a summary to improve its clarity and concision