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Writing Guidelines

Prewriting ■ Planning Your Writing

Read through the selection once to get an overall understanding of it. Then reread the selection and write down the main point. Read one final time and note the most important supporting details.

Writing ■ Creating the Summary

Create a topic sentence that names the original source and expresses the main point in an interesting way. Then write a sentence or two for each important detail. Finish by writing a closing sentence that restates the main point.