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Introduction

The Standard Summary - Form and Function

As an End In Itself

As Part of a Response or Position Paper

As Part of an Annotated Bibliography

As Part of a Larger Paper

Concise Statement of the Main Idea

Citing the Author and Title

Details and Quotes

Documenting Sources

Style and Tone

Objectivity

Using Author Tags

Putting it All Together

Processes for Writing Summaries

Process For Finding Main Point

Steps for Finding the Main Point

Process For Summarizing Support

Steps for Summarizing Support

Writing to Jump-Start Summary

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Notice that this writer uses Lame Deer's name as well as "he" and "his" as author tags. Many of the verbs the writer uses with his author tags reinforce the emotional element of Lame Deer's position.