how to produce a summary
1. read the article to be summarized and be sure you understand it.
2. outline the article. note the major points.
3. write a first draft of the summary without looking at the article.
4. always use paraphrase when writing a summary. if you do copy a phrase from the original be sure it is a very important phrase that is necessary and cannot be paraphrased. in this case put "quotation males" around the phrase.
5. target your first draft for approximately 1/4 the length of the original.