Summarizing, Paraphrasing, Quoting

Which of the following best describes a summary?

• A rewording of the main ideas and details of a text written by somebody else. It is about the same length or longer than the original

• A rewording of the main ideas of a text that is shorter than the original.

• Using the exact words of another author in your own writing.

• Giving credit to another author after you use their ideas in your writing, by placing their last name and page number afterwards.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following best describes a paraphrase?

• Giving credit to another author after you use their ideas in your writing, by placing their last name and a page number afterwards.

• A rewording of the main ideas of a text that is shorter than the original.

• A rewording of the main ideas and details of a text written by somebody else. It is about the same length or longer than the original.

• Using the exact words of another author in your own writing.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following best represents a quotation?

• A rewording of the main ideas of a text that is shorter than the original.

• Using the words of another author in your own writing.

• Giving credit to another author after you use their ideas in your writing, by placing their last name and a page number afterwards.

• A rewording of the main ideas and details of a text written by somebody else. It is about the same length or longer than the original.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following best represents an in-text citation?

• A rewording of the main ideas and details of a text written by somebody else. It is about the same length or longer than the original.

• A rewording of the main ideas of a text that is shorter than the original.

• Using the exact words of another author in your own writing.

• Giving credit to another author after you use their ideas in your writing.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following best describes commentary when writing?

• Giving reasons for a choice

• Sentences written after text evidence used to explain what the evidence means and why it matters

• Proving to the reader that the opinion of the writer is the only thing that matters

• Using text evidence to back up the main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following best describes plagiarism?

• Using the exact words of someone else and giving credit to that person

• Putting someone else’s words in quotations

• Not giving credit to the writer

• The practice of taking someone else’s work and ideas and passing it off as one’s own without giving credit

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following best describes a "dropped" quote?

• Not introducing a quote in a paper (simply "dropping it in" and messing up the flow of the paper

• Not giving credit to the quote that was used

• Not introducing a quote with the author’s name

• Forgetting to put the in-text citation at the end of the quote

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following best describes a direct quote?

• Introduced, Word for word, no quotes, citation

• Introduced, quotations, word for word, no citation

• Introduced, in your own words, citation.

• Introduced, quotations, word for word, citation

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following best describes a paraphrase or indirect quote?

• Introduced, in your own words, quotes, citation

• Introduced, in your own words, no citation

•  Introduced, word for word, no quotes, citation

• Introduced, in your own words, citation

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

pick the correct answer that reveals what is WRONG in the sentence.

Angelou gives background information about when she left town saying, “I was 13 and left Arkansas for good” (Angelou 13).

• Improper punctuation

• Citation

• quotation marks

• page number

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9