Author:
Peter Berry
Date Of Creation:
15 February 2021
Update Date:
1 July 2024
Content
Don't worry if you need to write a summary for an academic essay. The summary is usually a short paragraph to summarize the results you have achieved, thereby helping the reader to quickly grasp the main content. This section will cover what you will write in your essay, be it the result of a scientific research or a theoretical analysis. It will give readers an overview of the article, and help them determine if your article is relevant to the content they are looking for. To write a summary, you need to first complete the article, then summarize your purpose, problem statement, method description, results, and conclusion. Once all the details have been completed, the rest is to tailor the presentation to match. The summary is a summary of what you've done, so it's not difficult to write this paragraph.
Steps
Part 1 of 3: Start writing summary
Complete the previous article. The summary usually appears first in scholarly writing, however, its main purpose is to summarize the content of the entire article. Instead of an introduction to the topic, this will be an overview of all the sections that will be in your post. So, first complete your article, then start writing your summary.- The Problem Statement and Summary are two completely different parts. In the problem statement section, you will introduce the reader to the idea of the article or the problem the article will solve, while the summary is a summary of the entire article, including the methodology. and results.
- Even though you know how you are going to write your article, you should still write a final summary. This way, you will be able to write accurately and accurately for the purpose of the summary, which is summarizing what you wrote.
Know and understand the requirements of a standard summary. The articles you write often have specific instructions and requirements, such as for publication in a journal, an essay, or as part of a project. Before you start writing, review the instructions you have been given to identify points to follow.- Is there a minimum or maximum number of pages required?
- Do you need to write in a particular style?
- Do you write for an instructor or to publish a newspaper?
Think of the reader. Summary is the paragraph to help readers find your article. For example, in scientific papers, abstracts allow readers to quickly determine whether this study is relevant to what they are interested in. Besides, this summary also helps the reader to understand the purpose of the article in a short time. Always think of your reader as you write summaries.- Will people in your field read this compendium?
- If outsiders read your brief, will they be able to grasp your intentions?
Determine how summarized you need to write. There are two main types of summary: descriptive and informative. You may have been asked to write in a certain style, otherwise you need to determine which summary format is appropriate for your writing. In general, informational summaries are often used for long scholarly articles, while the descriptive format is suitable for short articles.
- The descriptive type summary will state the purpose, objectives and method of the study without mentioning the results. This summary form is usually 100 to 200 words long.
- Informative abstracts are similar to writing a concise, concise summary of your article, including the results. This writing style is longer than descriptive style, it can be just a paragraph, but can also spread out a page.
- Despite their differences, both of these spellings contain similar background information. The biggest difference is that the informational type summary will include the results and is usually longer than the descriptive type summary.
- Critical-style abstracts are rarely used, but may be required in some courses. Critical-type summaries have the same purpose as other types of abstracts, but there will be connections between the works, articles discussed and the author's own research. This suggests that the article may provide a counter-argument to the research methodology or design.
Part 2 of 3: Writing summary
Determine the target. Take for example that you are writing about the correlation between the lack of school lunches and poor grades. So why should this correlation be considered? The reader needs to know the importance of that study as well as its goal. If you choose to write descriptive, start by considering the following questions:
- Why did you decide to research this topic?
- How did you conduct this study?
- What results do you get?
- Why are your research and results so important?
- Why do readers need to read your entire article?
Explain the problem. Your summary should state the "problem" you want to address. Therefore, consider this issue as a feature that will be covered in your post. Sometimes you can associate problems with your motivation, but it's best to clearly identify these two points.
- What is the problem your research wants to clarify or address?
- Is the scope of your research a general or specific issue?
- What is the point you want to make or counter?
Interpretation of the method. You've outlined the motivation and the problem, now let's talk about the method. Methodology is the part where you will generally outline how you conduct research. Present what you do on your own. If you are synthesizing someone else's writing, you can briefly present those articles.
- Discuss your research with your variables and your workaround.
- Describe the evidence you have to support your point of view.
- Overview of the most important sources of information and data.
Description of results (for informational summary). In this section, you begin to show the difference between the descriptive form and the informative form. In the second form, you need to state the results achieved in that study. What did you find out?
- Do you have any answers based on your research?
- Have you provided any suggestions to support your hypothesis or argument?
- What were the overall results of your research?
Conclude. In the final part of the summary, you should draw a conclusion about the general meaning and importance of the whole article. Such writing of conclusions can apply to both descriptive summaries and informational summaries. However, you will need to answer the following questions regarding the informational format:
- What does your research mean?
- Are the results obtained in general or specific form?
Part 3 of 3: Structure your summary
Obey order. The summary should be able to answer the specific questions, but the answers should also be arranged in order. Ideally the summary structure simulates the general structure of the article, with the 'introduction', 'body' and 'conclusion'
- Magazines often have specific instructions on how to write summaries. If you already know about specific journal criteria, follow that guide.
Provide useful information. Except that the opening sentence is usually written in a deliberately general and ambiguous form, the summary should provide information that helps explain your writing in particular and your research in general. Choose from a correct way so that the reader can fully understand what you want to say and do not feel ambiguous about anything.
- Avoid using abbreviations or abbreviations in the summary so that readers can easily grasp the problem.
- If your topic is well known, you can quote the names of specific people or places that the article focuses on.
- Do not include tables, illustrations or lengthy quotations in your summary. These sections will cost you a few words within the allowed range and are usually not what the reader wants to know in the summary.
Write your summary separately. Although this is also a summary, you should write a separate summary from the article. Do not copy exactly as well as limit rewriting your own sentences in other articles or other parts of the article itself. Write a summary with brand new words, phrases, and sentences to make the paragraph more interesting.
Use keywords, key phrases. If your summary will be in journals, make it easy for readers to access. To do that, readers often search online data systems hoping articles like yours will appear. Try to use 5-10 keywords that represent your research in the summary.
- For example, if you write about cultural differences in your perception of schizophrenia, use words like "schizophrenia", "multicultural", "cultural binding", "mental illness. god ", and" social acceptance ". These are probably the terms your reader will use to search for articles on your topic.
Use practical information. You want to engage people based on the summary, which is the part that encourages them to continue reading the next details in the article. Therefore, do not quote ideas or research that you will not include in your article. Citing information that you won't mention can misdirect your readers and lead to a decrease in the number of people reading your article.
Limit writing too detailed. The summary is a summary piece, so you should refrain from stating too much detail in your research. You also do not need to explain or give the definition of any phrase in this section, just quote is enough. Avoid exhaustive interpretations, but instead raise the issue broadly.
- Don't use slang. Slang used in articles can make those who do not have deep expertise feel confused and confused.
Remember to read and review. Summary is a piece of writing that needs to be read and reviewed before it is completed. Check for spelling and grammatical errors and make sure the paragraph is aligned and arranged properly.
Ask others to comment. One of the best ways to see if your summary covers your writing is to have others read and comment. Have someone completely unaware of your research read the summary and tell you what they understood after reading it. This way you will know if you have clearly linked the main points of your post to your readers.
- Seeking advice from professors, peers or instructors or writing counseling centers is also helpful. If you can ask these people, then take advantage of your opportunity.
- Getting a helper can also help you learn common writing in your field. For example, in the field of engineering science, the use of passive sentences is very common (such as "experiment done"). However, in the social sciences field, active sentence dominates.
Advice
- The summary is usually one or two paragraphs no more than 10% of the full article length. Go through summaries of similar articles to get an idea of how you should write.
- Take a close look at the academic level of the article as well as the abstract to achieve. Usually, we still assume that the readers of the article are people who have a background knowledge as well as terminology in that area, however, the simpler and easier the article, the better. .
