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Summarizing
Summarizing means rewriting a passage or a reading in much fewer words. You should be able to give the main idea of a 700 or 800 word reading in less than 100 words.
The activities, readings, and exercises in this section will help you.
- Richard Branson
- Abu Dhabi Pottery
- Washington Post article on cheating in a university
- Magazine activity for library
- Download this Word document about writing in your own words (Right-click, save target as. 210kb)
- Stephen Hawking
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