{"id":4156,"date":"2017-03-01T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/?p=4156"},"modified":"2019-03-02T12:53:37","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T20:53:37","slug":"summary-analysis-can-make-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/summary-analysis-can-make-good\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Summary Analysis and How Can You Make Yours Good?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you remember when Brangelina first happened? Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were both pretty good on their own, but when they got together, they became an instant Hollywood power couple.<\/p>\n

In the world of literature and essay-writing, the Brangelina of essays is the summary analysis.<\/p>\n

By now, you\u2019ve probably written more analysis essays than you can count, and summaries too. So what\u2019s so different about a summary analysis?<\/p>\n

Well, it\u2019s not just about mashing the two types of essays together and hoping everything works out. It\u2019s about writing a cohesive paper that intertwines both elements to create the ultimate essay power couple.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re not on your own for this. I\u2019ll give you more details about what a summary analysis is, as well as how to prepare for and write one yourself.<\/p>\n

What Is a Summary Analysis?<\/h2>\n

At the surface, a summary analysis is exactly what it sounds like\u2014part summary, part analysis. But many students find it difficult to combine the two. They write their summary and then their analysis, but that\u2019s not<\/i> the most effective way of doing it.<\/p>\n

The better way? Do both at once.<\/p>\n

In other words, don\u2019t write your entire summary all at once. Instead, write a little bit of summary and a little bit of analysis, alternating between them. Doing it this way allows you to refer directly to the part of the summary you\u2019re analyzing at the moment.<\/p>\n

This might sound a little confusing right now, but with a little bit of advice and practice, your essay will flow much better.<\/p>\n

One form of a summary analysis that most people would recognize is the movie review. It gives readers some plot points (hopefully without giving away spoilers) and interprets those in a broader context for a potential audience of moviegoers.<\/p>\n

You, however, can and should give away the spoilers of your novel or article\u2014the instructor has most likely read it already anyway. And you\u2019ll want to show you actually read the whole thing.<\/p>\n

But for the purposes of my advice below, I\u2019ll do a movie review on the movie that got Brangelina started\u2014Mr. and Mrs. Smith<\/i>.<\/p>\n

What to Do as You\u2019re Reading<\/h2>\n

Before you start writing your summary analysis, you need to read with intention. That doesn\u2019t mean just reading once for the fun of it. It means taking notes and doing what you can to note important parts of the poem, article, play, or novel.<\/p>\n

The are tons of critical reading strategies<\/a>, including the ones listed below. But you don\u2019t have to use all of them\u2014feel free to choose the ones you like and ditch the ones you don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

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