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      2. Objectivity                                                               Objective Summary
       When you summarize from a source, you must be careful to re-                In her article, «Surviving the Teen Years,» Lynn Utzman-
port the ideas of the source objectively. This means you should not in-     Nichols, a frequent contributor to Fort Collins-Greely-Loveland Parent
ject your opinion of the source material into your description of the       Magazine, discusses how parents can cope with the «emotional rol-
source's ideas. Your attitude towards the source material, whether          lercoaster" their adolescent children ride through their teen years.
negative or positive, shouldn't be readily apparent to your reader when     While hormones do contribute to some of the changes parents see,
he or she reads the summary. Of course, you may and should! express         Utzman-Nichols feels that worries about their place in society are a
your opinion of the source's ideas in the frame surrounding the sum-        larger factor in causing stress for teenagers-stress, she says, that they
mary as a way of tying the source material into your focus.                 sometimes relieve by taking out their anger and fears on their parents.
                                                                            She advises parents to not take their children's' emotional outbursts
      Objective vs. Subjective Summary                                      personally. Also, parents should not react to their children's anger right
                                                                            away. Instead, they should postpone discussing the problem until a
        Subjective Summary                                                  calmer moment.
        In her clearly written article, «Surviving the Teen Years,» Lynn
Utzman-Nichols, a frequent contributor to Fort Collins-Greely-Love-               3. Focus on Main Ideas
land Parent Magazine, discusses how parents can cope with the «emo-
                                                                                   A summary, unlike paraphrasing, should not focus on specifics.
tional rollercoaster» their adolescent children ride through their teen
                                                                            Rather it focuses on the main ideas of the source material only. An ef-
years. While hormones do contribute to some of the changes parents
                                                                            fective summary avoids giving a play-by-play account, and instead re-
see, Utzman-Nichols feels, rightly so, that worries about their place in
                                                                            caps the overall arguments of the material.
society are a larger factor in causing stress for teenagers-stress, she
says, that they sometimes relieve by taking out their anger and fears on
                                                                                  Example of Summary that doesn't Focus on Main Points Only
their parents. She wisely advises parents to not take their children's'
emotional outbursts personally. Also, parents should not react to their            In her article, «Surviving the Teen Years,» Lynn Utzman-
children's anger right away. Instead, they should postpone discussing       Nichols proposes ways for parents to cope with the «emotional rol-
the problem until a calmer moment.                                          lercoaster" their adolescent children ride through their teen years.
        We can tell right away how this writer feels towards Utzman-        While physical changes do cause some of the changes parents see, a
Nichols' article. Adjectives such as «clearly» and «wisely,» as well as     nurse Utzman-Nichols interviewed states that teenagers' lack of secu-
parenthetical comments such as «rightly so» paint a clear picture of this   rity about their place in society and their tendency to see themselves as
writer's approval for the ideas and style of the source material. While     «the center of the universe,» are larger factors in their outbursts at
you may certainly express your opinion of the source material in the        home. Teenagers often show their emotions most openly at home be-
frame surrounding the summary, you should avoid being biased in the         cause that's where they feel they can be the most unguarded. These
summary itself. Too many subjective comments will make your                 emotions also come about because adolescents are caught between two
reader/listener wonder if you were able to read the source material with    worlds – that of the child and the adult. They feel like they don't belong
a critical eye, and also they may wonder if the summary is slanted to fit   in either place; that they are alone. Parents should be aware, Utzman-
your opinions.                                                              Nichols says, that they are not really the cause of the emotions, just an
        Notice how in the revised summary below, we can't tell the          easy target to throw them at. It is hard for parents to not feel put down
writer's opinion towards the source material. This writer has succeeded     at such times, but they should strive to not get caught up in responding
in being objective.
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