Do's & Dont's
Should be written in your own words.
Do
The practice of taking someone else's work and passing them off as your own.
Plagiarism
Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words
Concise
The Main Idea
what is the first thing to do.
Read the question first.
Give supporting details
Dont
However, Also, On top of that.
Transitional words
It is arranged in the order it happened
Chronological order
We do not copy sentences from the paragraph but we...........
Paraphrase
Technique used to selected the most important pieces of information
Omitting irrelevant Details.
Explain why you are writing
Dont
Removes needless details and gives a more concise explanation
Summary
A sentence with more than one subject or predicate.
Compound Sentence
If i tell you my limit, don't go over me
Word Count
After reading the question is what?
Read the passage.
Must be shorter than the text
Do
Appropriate to what is being done or considered.
Relevant
A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.
Conjunctions
Mistakes to avoid. List them!
Do not include your opinion
Do not misinterpret the source to support your own ideas
Do not judge the author or their document
Do not question the source or the author
Do not include a review or evaluation of what you thought
while reading what do you to emphasize points.
Highlight key points.
Give general background information
DONT!
A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs.
Topic sentence
The end or finish of an event or process.
Conclusion
what do you do to combine the sentences in your summary?
Add a transition
Before the paragraph you must...
Write out key points.