{"id":523,"date":"2022-03-21T05:26:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T09:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/?post_type=chapter&p=523"},"modified":"2023-11-30T12:35:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T17:35:04","slug":"crafting-a-summary","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/chapter\/crafting-a-summary\/","title":{"raw":"Crafting a Summary","rendered":"Crafting a Summary"},"content":{"raw":"

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Pre-writing<\/h3>\r\nIdentifying Main Points and Concerns<\/strong>\r\n\r\nIf you ever watch TV shows with a serial plot, you might be familiar with the phrase \u201cPreviously, on _________.\u201d The snippets at the beginning of an episode are designed to remind the viewer of the important parts of previous episodes\u2014but how do makers of the show determine what a viewer needs to be refreshed on? And why am I watching full episodes if they\u2019ll just tell me what I need to know in the first minute of the next episode?\r\n\r\nTypically, the makers of the show choose short, punchy bits that will be relevant in the new episode\u2019s narrative arc. For instance, a \u201cPreviously, on The Walking Dead\"\u00a0might have a clip from ten episodes ago showing zombies invading Hershel\u2019s farm if the new episode focuses on Hershel and his family. Therefore, these \u201cpreviously ons\u201d hook the viewer by showcasing only exciting parts and prime the viewer for a new story by planting specific details in their mind. Summaries like this are driven by purpose, and consequently have a specific job to do in choosing main points.\r\n\r\nYou, too, should consider your purpose when you begin writing summary. Your choices about what to summarize and how to summarize it should be determined by what you\u2019re trying to accomplish with your writing.\r\n\r\nAs you engage with a text you plan to summarize, you might begin by identifying main points or concerns and preoccupations of the text. (You might refer back to the Reading and Listening chapter<\/a>\u00a0of this text to help you with this). After reading and rereading, what ideas stick with you? What keeps cropping up?\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTracking Your Reactions<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAs you read and reread a text, you might try taking regular breaks to check in with yourself and track your reactions. What events, ideas, or contexts are you reminded of as you read? Do you understand and agree with the author? What is your emotional state? At what points do you feel confused or uncertain, and why?\r\n\r\nTry out the double-column note-taking method. As illustrated below, divide a piece of paper into two columns; on the left, make a heading for \u201cNotes and Quotes,\u201d and on the right, \u201cQuestions and Reactions.\u201d As you move through a text, jot down important ideas and words from the text on the left, and record your intellectual and emotional reactions on the right. Be sure to ask prodding questions of the text along the way, too.\r\n\r\n \r\n
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\r\n\r\nTitle of text: Medical empirical research on forest bathing (Shinrin-yoku): a systematic review\r\n\r\nAuthor(s): Ye Wen, Qi Yan, Yangliu Pan, Xinren Gu and Yuanqiu Liu\r\n\r\nDate: 2019\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Notes and Quotes<\/h3>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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Questions and Reactions<\/h3>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

\"The term forest bathing was created in 1982 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries in Japan\" (1).<\/td>\r\n\r\n
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  • What events led to the formal identification of this term?<\/li>\r\n \t
  • When did this term start to be used elsewhere?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"In recent years, although medical empirical research on forest bathing has increased gradually, its healthcare mechanism for the human body has not been clearly defined due to a lack of results, a low level of evidence, and a disciplinary barrier\" (2)<\/td>\r\n\r\n