Summaries Vs. Analysis - A Video Description

Hello everyone! When Laura Cline suggested trying out different methods of visual presentations such as Xtranormal, I couldn't resist, and had to give it a try.  You can change the body language, but not the tone or emotion of the voices.  Therefore, it's a bit different, but was still fun to make.  I hope it goes over well.




You can also click here to watch the video.  Thank you.

To clarify: 

Summary:  A retelling of the main points of a story, article, etc. in your own words, not giving any opinion, just facts and/or a brief description of what happened in the story.
Example - Short Summary of "Why Christians Get Sick":  This book gives the author's theories as to why Christians today get just as many chronic or acute illnesses as the rest of the United States, and how he believes this can be combated.

Analysis of literature:  A thoughtful review of a literary work, giving your interpretation of what the story is telling you, what it means, or what it means to you and why.  This usually includes a critique of the work - good, bad, etc., your arguments for or against it, and points or partial summaries of the material backing up your stance.
Example - Short Analysis of "Why Christians Get Sick":  Although this book gives some plausible ideas about why most Christians today get just as many illnesses as other Americans, such as unhealthy lifestyles and the breaking of "natural laws", it fails to give proper scientific references supporting his claims such as the ideal diet being of raw food only.  He states that cooking basically ruins the food and changes the proteins into an unusable form. In reality, some foods, such as spinach and tomatoes, are actually more bio-available after cooking. Still other statements he makes such as his statements and definitions regarding glucose and sucrose are downright false.  As a college student just completing Human Biology, I found this information to be very basic, and easily found in many sources.  The overall message of this book is a good one, but the author failed to cover all the bases.