How to Write Summarize a Book

How to Write Summarize a Book

Summary

Many students and scholars prefer to read books without reading them at all times, and not to search the book for long periods of time to find the important points he was looking for, so many resort to summarize the book, and write the most important points he wants to read it Continuous, and in its own way that may differ from the author's formulation of his book; so as to facilitate reading and preservation, and understanding the book easier and better.

The summary needs multiple skills to be a true summary. Therefore, the reader must understand and read the book and absorb the information contained within it. The reader must also have the ability to formulate the book information in its own way and correctly. Summarizing the book means reading and understanding the comprehension of the information inside the book, and re-summarizing it in the form of short points and in a new way, but while preserving the main points in the book, and not write wrong information or away from the original text of the book. Therefore, accuracy and concentration are important in the summary process.


Principles of summary writing

One of the most important conditions that must be observed before starting to summarize a book, the following: (1)

• Do not change or modify the basic book information so that the information does not turn from correct to false or distorted, and thus lose any connection to the original book information.

• It is preferable not to repeat examples, such as introductions, or information that is of little value.

• The main text, subtext, or subtext should be distinguished so that we can determine what is important and what is less important.

• Writing in a sequential manner, coordinating ideas and information in an organized manner.

How to summarize the book

How do we summarize a book? Be the following steps: (2)

• In the beginning, we read the book in a quick and comprehensive way, so that we can understand the ideas and the basic points within it, and to determine the idea that the book revolves around.
  

• After reading the book, knowing the basic ideas we have identified by the nature of the information in the book, whether it is a story-for example-or that the book is full of valuable and modern information, or that it is several chapters divided.

• Then we will prepare a paper and pencil to organize our ideas, determine what basic ideas we should write, and what sub-information we can dispense with.

• We then prepare the brochure we wish to summarize and review the basic information we have identified again.

• We then conclude the main theme of the book, and formulate it in a simple way while preserving the origin of the idea.

• We then begin by writing the basic and important information in the booklet in the form of points.

• We read the sub-information again, and summarize the crux of the subject in the brochure.

• We link basic ideas to sub-ideas in an easy and sequential way, so that we write the important text, and then write the least important text.

• If the book speaks about religious topics, and we notice the existence of many repeated religious evidence in the same subject, preferring not to repeat the evidence that speaks in the same subject, and only one witness to clarify and confirm the information.

• If the book speaks about mathematical and mathematical issues, in this subject we will not be able to change very much in ideas because they are calculations and numbers.

Any small error may lead to misunderstanding of the issue and not solve it properly. , But if there is more than one example in the same subject is not necessary to write them all, but we write one example on each subject so as not to repeat the same ideas.

• If the book speaks of history, we can not change the order and organization of historical texts, preferring to summarize them concisely, but without changing anything in the dates, or the sequence of times and stories.

• If the book is a story, not divided into chapters and sections, it can be read all, and write a summary in a simplified manner, but with the preservation of the main points in the story.

• After completing the summary of the book in the brochure, it is preferable to review the paragraphs we have written, and make sure that the information is correct, and there is no error in the narration of ideas and order.

Make sure to arrange ideas sequentially, and if we notice that there is some information is not important can be dispensed with.

• Review the basic themes and themes; to make sure we did not forget to write anything important in the summary.

• Make sure that the summary is comprehensive, and explain the points of interest in brief and in a simplified way; so as not to feel difficult when reviewing the summary and read it again.

• To ensure that the summary is balanced, so that a paragraph does not overwhelm the rest of the paragraphs, but write the paragraphs in a balanced, equal and consistent.

• Do not be too quick to finish the summary of the book quickly, and if you do not understand a paragraph, it is better to read it again, so that it is understandable and comprehensible, and thus be summed up true and useful.

• There are key words and closing words for any subject in the book. Therefore, it is necessary to possess the skills necessary to identify and avoid them when summarizing the book, because it is an introduction, which is not the subject of the book.

• Always focus on the basic and important ideas in the book; to make sure they are well understood, properly rephrased.
  

Benefits of summarizing the book

One of the benefits of summarizing a book is to mention the following: (3)

• The information in the book is easy to understand and understand. Some people have difficulty understanding the information in books when they first read it.

• The student's reading, understanding and understanding of the book, and summarizing it in its own way, makes it easier for him to save the book quickly and in a short period of time.

• Summarizing skills develop students' intelligence skills and make them more self-reliant in understanding any information that is difficult.

• Reading, analyzing, and rewriting makes students more capable of understanding, preserving, and focusing.

• When a student reads what he has summarized, it is easy to review and understand; because he may not be able to understand and understand the style of the author of the book, so teachers always advise students when not understanding the information in the books to summarize in a concise way so as to be easy to understand and save in a quick and easy.

• The summary also strengthens the student's written skills, makes him more able to distinguish important information about non-important information, and learn what to read and keep focused, and what should be avoided and not focus too much during the review, because there are students wasting their time reading each letter inside the book The end notes that their thinking has been distracted, and they are unable to concentrate; because important information is not distinguished from others. Therefore, the student or any person who wants to read and understand a book must be careful to summarize it in order to better understand it, and to gain the time to understand and save important information.

References

(1) by translating and disposing of article lrs.ed.uiuc.edu, Some Guidelines on Academic Summary Writing and Paraphrasing.
(2) by translating and disposing of an article wikihow.com, How to Write a Good Summary for a Book Report.
(3) Acting on an article summarizing skill, mahaarat.com

By: Solafa Dahalan