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Writing Summaries

Writing Summaries based on discussion - School Journals 

Remember when writing a summary - it needs to be a brief statement of the main points or facts. Include all of the important points, but keep in mind that a summary is designed to give the reader the general overview. Summarising can also be used as a tool for helping you to analyse your own work. 

1.	Make a list of all the main points from your discussion about the similarities and differences you found in each other's and the author's work. 

2.	Write a sentence expanding on each of the main points. 

See Summaries (see http://library.thinkquest.org/J001156/forms%20of%20writing/bc_summary.htm)

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