It is impossible to write an accurate summary after reading an article quickly or just one time. Most problems in summary writing have more to do with understanding the text than writing the summary. Begin your summary by mentioning the author and title. The publication and date may also be mentioned. Talbot finds strong support for women's colleges from many of their graduates.
Direct quotes are almost always unnecessary details.
The form and expression of a summary makes it clear to the reader that you are accurately presenting the ideas of another author. If you add your own opinion to an otherwise well-formed summary, your opinion will appear to be that of the author's. 6. There's no strict law about how long a summary can be, but since part of its purpose is to save time, it needs to be short.