Unit 4:Writing the Review of Related Literature
Lesson 3
Summarizing Literature
Sources
Practical Research 2
Senior High School Applied - Academic
What are the
things that
must be
included in
the summary
of the
literature
source?
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Learning ● Differentiate a summary from
Objective a synthesis.
s ● Construct a good review of
At the end of the
lesson, you literature.
should be able to
do the following:
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Activity
Author/s
Title of Work
Year of
Publication
Main Idea
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Defining a Summary
Summarizing is a process of explaining the
content of any material in a brief and
coherent manner.
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Defining Synthesis
Synthesis links multiple summaries
coming from various sources in order to
form a coherent and logical explanation
of an idea or argument.
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Summary vs Synthesis
Summary Synthesis
Presents Combines
information from information from
different parts of different parts of
the individual each individual
source source into a single
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narrative
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Summary vs Synthesis
Summary Synthesis
Highlights the Highlights the
important points of important points of
an individual source multiple sources
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Summary vs Synthesis
Summary Synthesis
Excludes personal Includes personal
analysis analysis
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Why is summarizing an essential
skill in research?
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Summary vs Synthesis
Summary Synthesis
According to Suarez (2005), it has Suarez (2005) forwards that it has
been proven that Philippine societal been proven that Philippine societal
practices in the 18th century were practices in the 18th century were
predominantly influenced by Spanish predominantly influenced by Spanish
culture with Chinese culture also culture with Chinese culture also
playing a role. playing a role. Dela Cruz et al. (2001)
and Marquez (2003) add in their
works that these cultures
intermingled with existing indigenous
practices.
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Starting a Summary
Writing a summary involves identifying
essential information from the source
material. A good summary is essential to
creating a synthesized discussion in the
literature review.
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Starting a Summary
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Starting a Summary
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Starting a Summary
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Starting a Summary
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Starting a Summary
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Writing a Good Summary
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Steps in Writing a Good
Summary
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Steps in Writing a Good
Summary
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Synthesizing Summaries
Set the main argument/s of each
1
synthesis.
Group summaries according to
2 idea/argument.
3 Write the synthesis.
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Synthesizing Literature Review
A literature review and its sub-parts (syntheses)
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Synthesizing Literature Review
Grouping
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Remember
The summary is an essential
component of a synthesis. Make
sure that the summary
highlights key ideas, arguments,
or findings from the chosen
sources relevant to your
research topic.
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Title of news
article
Summariz
Author/s
e an
Date of
online publication
news
Link to
article in article
100 Summary
words.
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Quick Check
What is the difference between a summary
and a synthesis?
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Quick Check
Why is a summary important in writing a
literature review?
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Quick Check
How is an article summary used in writing
a synthesis?
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Wrap Up
Summarizing is a process of
explaining the content of any material
in an objective, brief and coherent
manner.
A synthesis incorporates multiple
summaries into a single coherent
narrative about an idea or argument.
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Wrap Up
In writing a summary, the researcher
may focus on the following parts of the
material: introduction, methodology,
discussion of results, and conclusion.
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Wrap Up
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