Stages of writing a summary
time to complete: 10 minutes
We will now move on to the stages of summarising. Before you complete the task on this page, take a minute or two to consider the following question based on your previous knowledge or studies.
- How do you summarise?
- What are the exact steps you take in order to write a summary?
- Do you think your way of summarising has been effective?
Task: Put the stages of summarising in the correct order by dragging and dropping them in the correct box.
Note: The process of summarising is similar to that of paraphrasing.
Adapted from McCormack & Slaght (2012)