Lecture 1.1.2 What is Summary Writing?
Lesson Overview
A summary is a short version of a longer piece of text, such as an article, book, or report. It aims to capture the main ideas, key points, and essential information of the original text in a concise and clear manner. The purpose of a summary is to provide a brief overview of the content, allowing readers to grasp the main concepts and arguments without having to read the entire document.
This lecture introduces you to the main purposed of a summary as well as the steps to writing a good summary .
