PEM Guides: How To: Summarize & Paraphrase

Here are some tips for writing a summary of an article. 

• Read the original text, highlighting, marking and annotating it.  
• Pay special attention to section headings and chapter titles. 
• Explain each paragraph in one sentance. 
• Write your summary as if your reader were unfamiliar with the original article. 

How To Write A Summary - Odegaard Writing and Researh Center, University of Washington

Guidelines for Writing  a Summary with In-Text Citations - St. Michael's College

Summary Writing - Drew University 

Paraphrase: Write it in Your Own Words - Purdue OWL

How to Paraphrase a Source - The Writing Center at the Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison

Quoting and Paraphrasing - The Writing Center at the Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison