Culture through English A: Summary writing・要約について

Hello!

How are you? Today I will introduce summary (要約) writing to you. From here if you ever want to do any presentation, you should have a summary for it. 

Now let's look at summary writing!

Summary writing
What is a summary? It is a short statement of purpose (SOP) that shows what your presentation topic is, and what you will show in it. 

Let's look at an example of a summary for our first assignment about our identities. What would a presentation summary for this topic look like? 


First, show a little background to the topic - in this case, about yourself (例えば):

While I am in my second year now at Daito Bunka and am studying British and American literature like all of you, I have other hobbies and interests as well.

Next, show some details (詳細) about your topic - in this case, yourself (例えば):

While I am in my second year now at Daito Bunka and am studying British and American literature like all of you, I have other hobbies and interests as well. I enjoy reading books, especially novels, but also gaming and cooking.

After that, show a little more detail (例えば):

While I am in my second year now at Daito Bunka and am studying British and American literature like all of you, I have other hobbies and interests as well. I enjoy reading books, especially novels, but also gaming and cooking. My father is a great cook and he encouraged me to learn how to cook.

Finally, show in a direct (直接) way what you will present about 
(例えば):

While I am in my second year now at Daito Bunka and am studying British and American literature like all of you, I have other hobbies and interests as well. I enjoy reading books, especially novels, but also gaming and cooking. My father is a great cook and he encouraged me to learn how to cook. In this presentation today, I will tell you more about myself, my hobbies and interests, and what I am like as a person. 


So now this is what your finished summary should look like 
(例えば):

While I am in my second year now at Daito Bunka and am studying British and American literature like all of you, I have other hobbies and interests as well. I enjoy reading books, especially novels, but also gaming and cooking. My father is a great cook and he encouraged me to learn how to cook. In this presentation today, I will tell you more about myself, my hobbies and interests, and what I am like as a person. 

This is only 79 words long. Most summaries should run only around 60-80 words in length, though for more complex topics, they can go up to 100 words. 

I hope this can help you with your summary writing! 

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Culture through English & Freshman English Reading B: Notes for final presentations・期末プレゼンテーションのノート

Hello and Happy New Year to all my Culture through English and Freshman Reading students!

How are you? Here are some notes for both classes about next week's (1/15) final presentations. These are things you should have ready for next week:

 

Printed-out slideshow handout (in black and white or grayscale) - PLEASE DO NOT print out your slides! Only a slideshow handout of 1-2 pages!

 

In your slideshow you should have:

• Title slide with your name, the name of the class, and the words final presentation on it
• A summary slide
• Then 4-5 slides in the body (中心 ) of your Power Point
• A closing or concluding slide ("Thank you for your attention", or a message like it on it)

Please remember that everybody needs to be here in the classes next week! The final presentations are like final exams, so you cannot miss next week! It will be our last meeting.


See you then!

Image: "Presentation Word" (courtesy of Stuart Miles)/FreeDigitalPhotos.net

 



Culture through English A: Summary writing・要約について

Hello!

How are you? Today I will introduce summary (要約) writing to you. Writing a summary will be very important for your presentation preparation (準備). 

Starting with our first presentation assignment, you will always have a summary for every presentation you will do in this class. 

As a refresher, here are the board notes from our class last week (5/8):

Now let's look at summary writing!

Summary writing
What is a summary? It is a short statement of purpose (SOP) that shows what your presentation topic is, and what you will show in it. 

Let's look at an example of a summary for the topic we will do for our first short presentation about ourselves. 

First, show a little background to the topic - in this case, about yourself:

例えば：
While I am in my second year now at Daito Bunka and am studying British and American literature like all of you, I have other hobbies and interests as well. 

Next, show some details (詳細) about your topic - in this case, yourself: 

例えば：
While I am in my second year now at Daito Bunka and am studying British and American literature like all of you, I have other hobbies and interests as well. I enjoy reading books, especially novels, but also gaming and cooking. 

Finally, show in a direct (直接) way what you will present about: 

例えば：
While I am in my second year now at Daito Bunka and am studying British and American literature like all of you, I have other hobbies and interests as well. I enjoy reading books, especially novels, but also gaming and cooking. In this presentation today, I will tell you more about myself, and my hobbies and interests. 

So now this is what your finished summary should look like: 

例えば：
While I am in my second year now at Daito Bunka and am studying British and American literature like all of you, I have other hobbies and interests as well. I enjoy reading books, especially novels, but also enjoy gaming and cooking. In this presentation today, I will tell you more about myself, and my hobbies and interests. 

This is only 58 words long. Most summaries should run only around 50-75 words in length, though for more complex topics, they can go up to 100 words.  

I hope this can help you with your summary writing. 

See you next week!

Images: Personal photographs. All rights reserved.