Paraphrase and Summarize

Summary, Paraphrase & Quotes

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What is a quote?

• A line from the text

• Word for word what the author has stated

• Your original thought about the text

• The author's claim

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When do we quote?

• When the author’s exact words will support your ideas better than a paraphrase or summary

• To meet the wod requiement for an essay

• When you intend to analyze the quotation

• When a respected authority speaks directly to one of your main point

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When do you use ellipsis?

• when you want to quote the beginning and end of a passage but not its middle.

• when you want to look smart

• to save space

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What is paraphrasing?

• expressing your own ideas in your own words

• a brief statement of the main points

• a restatement of the meaning of a text or passage using other words.

• the repetition of a sentence, phrase, or passage from speech or text that someone has said or written.

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When do you paraphrase?

• When you need to discuss details from the source rather than main ideas

• When your ideas are better than the author's

• When the author’s ideas and facts are more important than the language

• When the language of the original is technical or potentially confusing and/or distracting

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An effective paraphrase

• includes quotation marks to identify any unique term

• includes your opinion about the topic

• accurately expresses all the essential information

• uses word for word what the author has stated

Open Ended

Paraphrase the following text:

"The Antarctic is the vast source of cold on our planet, just as the sun is the source of our heat, and it exerts tremendous control on our climate," [Jacques] Cousteau told the camera. "The cold ocean water around Antarctica flows north to mix with warmer water from the tropics, and its upwellings help to cool both the surface water and our atmosphere. Yet the fragility of this regulating system is now threatened by human activity." From "Captain Cousteau," Audubon (May 1990):17.

Open Ended

Paraphrase the following text:

Of the more than 1000 bicycling deaths each year, three-fourths are caused by head injuries. Half of those killed are school-age children. One study concluded that wearing a bike helmet can reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent. In an accident, a bike helmet absorbs the shock and cushions the head. From "Bike Helmets: Unused Lifesavers," Consumer Reports (May 1990): 348.

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When do you summarize?

• When the author’s ideas and facts are more important than the language

• When several kinds of information from the same source and author are provided over numerous pages

• When you intend to analyze the quotation

• to establish your opinion of the topic being discussed in the text

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What's the difference between summarizing and paraphrasing?

• Paraphrasing involves putting a passage from source material into your own words. ... Summarizing involves putting the main idea(s) into your own words, including only the main point(s).

• Summarizing involves putting details from a passage from source material into your own words. Paraphrasing involves putting the main idea(s) into your own words, including only the main point(s).

• Paraphrasing

  allows you to share the exact phrases of the author, while summarizing

  allow you to show your understanding and interpretation of a text.

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What's the difference between quoting and summarizing?

• Quoting involves putting a passage from source material into your own words ... Summarizing involves putting the main idea(s) into your own words, including only the main point(s).

• Summarizing involves putting a passage from source material into your own words. Paraphrasing involves putting the main idea(s) into your own words, including only the main point(s).

• Quoting passages allows you to share the specific words and phrases of another author, while summarizing allow you to show your understanding and interpretation of a text.

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A summary is a __________version of the author's words.

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Use __________________ when you want to quote the beginning and end of a passage but not its middle.

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True or False: A paraphrase may be shorter or longer than the original passage.

• True

• False