1. Read through the article quickly, skimming the details.
2. Immediately after reading, jot down everything you remember about the article.
3. Look through your notes to see if a main point emerges; if not, repeat steps 1-2.
4. If you have a main point in your freewrite, circle the sentence and/or group of phrases that led to that point and use them to construct a single sentence which summarizes the article.
5. Re-read the article closely and slowly this time to check your sentence for accuracy.
6. Revise your sentence constantly as you read.
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