Reflection 1
Writing an academic summary starts by
examining the main things of the passage you have been given. You should skim
and scan through the passage, and noting down what you think is relevant and
important. After you mark down the main points go through them trying to
understand what they mean. Main points and key supporting details should be
expressed. What is meant by the main idea? It is the subject of the paragraph
and which is the most important part of it.
Student should be able to summarize
effectively to give an idea in a lower quantity with the best quality.
Students are basically expected to
summarize articles, to avoid the plagiarism students should not copy the ideas
of the passage given, instead, the ideas should be paraphrased ,as in using the
same ideas with your own words. References should be written to show the reader
where did you summarize the passage you have written from.
We can use sites like http:/www.bibme.com
to find the reference of the passage you are
summarizing and we can always go back to
our teachers online blog and extract information that could be helpful, using
APA format should be used because it is way different then other formats, and
it is recognized in HCT. From my point of view, the greatest challenge that I
have faced is understanding the main points of the passage. To improve my
academic writing, I should write more often and practice using the instructions
we have been given.
