The Importance of a Summary by John

The steps how to make a summary. 

1. - Read the text.
2. - Re-read the text and only highlight the important information
3. - Re-read what you have highlighted
4. - Write your summary by using only the important information that you highlighted
5. - Re-read your summary and check for mistakes
6. - Fix any mistakes
7. - Let a classmate check it for your mistakes
8. - Fix it's by the positive feedback you are given
9. - Hand in your summary

When you write a summary what does it force you to do?

When you write a summary it forces you to highlight the important information. It helps me understand what I am reading.

When is it useful to read a summary instead of the whole text?

It is useful to write a summary when you don't have a lot of time. You are only looking for the important information.