AppendixIStrategies

1 Summary Writing Nov 8 2016 Strategies for summary writing 1 How to summarize a narration Features of the first sentence The first sentence of a summary of a narration generally conclude four basic elements and Practice My neighbor s children love playing hide and seek as all children do but no one imagine that a game they played last week would be reported in the local newspaper One afternoon they were playing in the vacant lot down the corner Young Paul who is only five years old found the perfect place to hide His sister Natalie had shut her eyes and was counting to ten when Words and phrases commonly used The boy worked hard to become an excellent doctor who finally save the lady who was seriously sick and paid the medical bill for her One day I hurt my finger when alone at home that I could use the telephone to call the operator The words and phrases commonly used in a summary of a narration unexpectedly accidentally surprisingly suddenly immediately even worse finally eventually luckily un fortunately happen to manage to do succeed in doing It occurred to sb that 2 Qualities of a good summary Person Tense In the past 200 years many kinds of animals die out for various reasons Completeness The finding which researchers believe sheds light on our evolutionary past could be turned to practical use The psychologists say images of eyes could promote ticket sales on public transport and improve monitor systems to prevent antisocial behavior How to delete Omit the details Eliminate all the repetitions Reduce the examples Simplify the dialogue and descriptions Paraphrase What s more amazing is that these plants occur naturally in special environments in every 2 state In fact they re found on every continent except Antarctica Summary They every continent except Antarctic Climbing up I unhooked the receiver and held it to my ear Information Please I said A click or two and a small clear voice spoke into my ear Information I hurt my finger I cried The tears came readily enough now that I had an audience Isn t your mother home came the question Nobody s home but me I sobbed Are you bleeding No I replied I hit my finger with the hammer and it hurts Can you open your icebox she asked I said I could Then chip off a little piece of ice and hold it to your finger That will stop the hurt Be careful when you use the icepick 冰锥 She said And don t cry You ll be all right Summary She gave me and me Researchers cautioned however that much more research was needed to determine exactly how fast food and happiness are correlated 相互关联 and how strong the relationship really is Summary But researchers said research was needed to the findings Restructure the sentences Pollution is killing many animals today too As rivers become polluted fish are poisoned Many die Birds that eat the poisoned fish can t lay strong healthy eggs New birds aren t born So far no animals have become extinct because of pollution But some such as the bald eagle and the brown pelican have become rare and may die out Scientists think that some animals become extinct because of changes in climate The places where they live become hotter or cooler drier or wetter The food that they eat cannot grow there anymore If the animals can t learn to eat something else they die Dinosaurs may have died out for this reason Summary Besides some animals can bear strong offspring can they have enough food because of pollution and climatic changes What makes meat eating plants different is their special leaves which need insects for one reason nitrogen 氮 Nitrogen is a nutrient that they can t obtain any other way Why Almost all green plants on our planet get nitrogen from the soil Meat eating plants can t They live in places where nutrients are hard to get from the soil because of its acidity So they ve come to rely on getting nitrogen from insects and small animals Summary Only can they acquire vital nitrogen they need Conciseness Because the boy was inspired by her kindness her kindness and God s love he worked hard to become an excellent doctor by her kindness her kindness and God s love he worked hard to become an excellent doctor Myrtle who was my aunt and teacher went to great length to exploit my potential in every 3 aspect Myrtle went to great length to exploit my potential in every aspect At the end of its stalks 茎 are leaves that act like traps 陷阱 Inside each trap is a lining of tiny hairs When an insect lands on them the traps suddenly shut Over the course of a week or so the plant feeds on its catch its specially evolved leaves traps the Venus flytrap is one of more than 500 species of meat eating plants Objectivity To be kind hearted Several years later the young man suddenly received a letter from the old couple inviting him to go to Manhattan The young man met the old couple in front of a luxury hotel Do you still remember what I said to you several years ago Look This is the hotel that I built for you said the old man Soon the young man became the manager of the hotel Summary Several years later they built a five star hotel and invited the man to be the manager of it Scientists think that some animals become extinct because of changes in climate The places where they live become hotter or cooler drier or wetter The food that they eat cannot grow there anymore If the animals can t learn to eat something else they die Dinosaurs may have died out for this reason Summary Coherence Insert shortest transitions Recently a Chinese style spelling bee has drawn public s attention the contributions the calligraphy made people are forgetting how to write the characters by