Quoting, paraphrasing & summarizing

Which of the following is NOT something you change when paraphrasing?

• words

• order of ideas

• sentence structure

• tone and intent

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CCSS.RI.9-10.3

Pick out an accurate SUMMARY for the FULL Fagan excerpt:

• The failure of the Roanoke colonists was unavoidable due to a terrible drought (Fagan, 2003, p. 96).

• Native American neighbors of the Roanoke colonists were concerned for the fledgling settlement (Fagan, 2003, p. 96).

• Drought caused the failure at Roanoke, even though many historians "criticized the Roanoke colony for poor planning" (Fagan, 2003, p. 96).

• Severe food shortages were compounded by the food crisis of the Croatan, on whom the colonists depended (Fagan, 2003, p. 96).

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

Researcher Brian Fagan (2003) suggests that the difficult weather conditions would have made failure likely for almost any colony in that time and place. Besides, between England's apathy and Roanoke's apparent nonchalance, the colonists were probably not adequately prepared for survival in the New World (p. 96). Is this an ACCEPTABLE or UNACCEPTABLE paraphrase of the last two lines of the original paragraph?

• Acceptable

• Unacceptable

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"Boxing in" a paraphrase means

• You put brackets around it

• You use parenthetical documentation

• You introduce it with the original speaker or source and qualify that speaker when possible

• You hit it

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The colonists on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, last seen by their British compatriots on August 22, 1587, probably succumbed to the driest growing season in eight hundred years (Fagan, 2003, p. 96). Is this an ACCEPTABLE or UNACCEPTABLE paraphrase of the 5th sentence in the original paragraph?

• Acceptable

• Unacceptable

Why would you use the abbreviation [sic] in your paper?

• To show that your paper is SICK!
• To indicate that any apparent errors in grammar, spelling, logic are intentionally reproduced as part of the original
• To indicate that there is more than one author for a source
• To show ridicule or contempt for the source being quoted

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

According to Fagan (2003), “Spanish colonies settled at Santa Elena on the South Carolina coast . . . ” (p. 96). Is this quote correct or incorrect as written?

• Correct
• Incorrect

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

Fagan (2003) writes, “The Roanoke colonists were last seen . . . at the height of the driest growing season” (p. 96).  Is this quote correct or incorrect as written?

• Correct
• Incorrect

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

According to Brian Fagan, “The drought persisted for two more years . . . . for the local Croatan people and the colonists” (2003, p. 96). Is this quote correct or incorrect as written?

• Correct
• Incorrect

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

Brian Fagan (2003) reports, “Many historians have criticized the Roanoke colony for poor planning . . . But even the best planned colony would have been challenged by the 1587-89 drought” (96). Is this quote correct or incorrect as written?

• Correct
• Incorrect

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1