How to Avoid Plagiarism When Writing an Objective Summary
Being able to write an objective summary is necessary before you leave 8th grade. The only problem with summary writing is that it can be difficult to avoid plagiarism.(Plagiarism is easy to do without knowing it...)
It's going to take practice to refine your academic writing skills and structure your writing with as many original sentences as possible.
Apply It When You Can!!!
You have the opportunity to practice summary writing in these classes:
* English
* Reading
* Science
* Social Studies
* Health
* P.E.
Review the steps below. Apply them to the process of generating a summary, and writing summaries will be a piece of cake!
Steps to Creating an Objective Summary
1. Preview the text: Skim and/or Scan
2. Read the text the first time for an overview (no annotating)
3. Read the text a second time: Annotate
4. Generate a graphic organizer about the information you read.
5. Write the Summary (click here to review how to structure it)
Remember to avoid using the following words
* I
* Me
* My
* Things
* A lot
