Eloise has been challenged by the readings in her Introduction to Ethics course all term. She has applied previewing, active reading, and annotation strategies to her reading
assignments. Now she has reached the point where summarizing their contents will help her most in studying for her final exam. Which of the strategies below will be most
useful to create successful summaries for this purpose?
Create a bulleted list of the concepts in as few words as possible in order to see the entire chapter contents in front of her. The details are less important.
Identify the most important features of the text. Draft a summary using her own words, using personal examples from her own life to clarify the points. The total
length of the summary will be roughly 50% the length of the original.
Copy all the chapter headings and section titles from the text. Draft a summary from those, expanding to explain sections in Eloise's own words, using personal
examples from her own life to clarify the points. The total length of the summary will be roughly 20% the length of the original.
Identify the most important features of the text. Draft a summary using her own words to describe the contents. Report only what's in the text--none of Eloise's
personal opinions should appear. The total summary will be roughly 20% the length of the original.