SUMMARIZING, PARAPHRASING AND DIRECT QUOTING

Question 1

These are the skills most useful in for writing in an academic setting.

Answer 1

Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Direct quoting.

Question 2

What is summarizing?

Answer 2

Often used to determine the essential ideas of a book. It also usually contains useful information that help you meet your reading purpose.

Question 3

What is the purpose of summarizing?

Answer 3

2. give the reader a clear objective picture of the text.
3. To deepen one’s understanding on the text.
4. To learn how to Identify relevant information.
5. Combine details or example to support the main idea.
6. Capture key ideas in the text.

Question 4

What is not summarizing

Answer 4

• Writing down everything
• Writing ideas from text word-for-word
• Writing down irrelevant ideas
• Writing ideas not in the text
• Writing a summary having the same length or longer.

Question 5

Give the nine step guideline in writing a summary.

Answer 5

1. Clarify your purpose before you read.
2. Read and understand the text.
3. Annotate.
4. Ensure no copied sentences.
5. Refrain from adding comments.
6. Eliminate redundancy.
7. Cite sources for details.
8. Compare summary with the original text.
9. Properly format your essay.

Question 6

Give and explain the 3 kinds of formats for summarizing.

Answer 6

Idea Heading Format
- summarized idea comes before the citation

Author Heading Format
- summarized idea comes after the author, connected by correct reporting verb.

Date Heading Format
-summarized idea comes after the date when the material was published.

Question 7

What is the use of paraphrasing?

Answer 7

• To avoid overusing of quotations.

- To use your own voice to present information.

Question 8

How to paraphrase.

Answer 8

1. Understand the passage
2. write paraphrases on a note card.
3. jot down words to remind you how you envision this material.
4. check accuracy
5. use quotation marks for borrowed phrases.
6. record important things for citation.

Question 9

How does paraphrasing and rephrasing differ?

Answer 9

• Paraphrasing is designed to simplify the meaning while omitting the details.
• Rephrasing is just another way to say the exactly the same thing.

Question 10

Why should we direct quote?

Answer 10

• to add power of an author’s words to support your argument.
• to highlight particularly powerful phrases/passages.