Introduction
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 Quotations
Documenting Sources
Style and Tone
Objectivity
Using Author Tags
Putting it All Together
Processes for Standard Summaries
Process For Finding Main Point
Process For Summarizing Support
Print-Friendly Format
Related Guides and Tutorials
Contributors
Citation
What you include in a summary depends on how the summary will be used.