Zusammenfassung der Ressource
How to Paraphrase
- STEPS TO EFFECTIVE PARAPHRASING
- 1- Reread the original passage until you understand its full meaning.
- 2- Set the original aside and write your paraphrase on a note card.
- 3- Jot down a few words below your paraphrase to remind you later how to use this material.
- 4- Check your rendition with the original to make sure the new version includes all the essential information.
- 5- Use quotation marks to indicate the terms or phraseologies you borrowed from the
source.
- 6- Record the source on your notecard in case of incorporating the material into the paper.
- "deliberate or reckless representation of another’s words, thoughts, or ideas as one’s own without
attribution in connection with submission of academic work, whether graded or otherwise”
(UNC-Chapel Hill Writing Center, 2021, par. 2)
- CONCEPT
- IT IS A VALUABLE SKILL
BECAUSE...
- It is better than quoting information from an undistinguished
passage.
- It helps you control the temptation to quote too much.
- The mental process required for successful paraphrasing helps you to grasp the full meaning of the
original.
- HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARIZING
- STEP 1
- Make sure your paper has any of these three elements:
- point
- main idea
- thesis
- Double-check assignment's indications to see either number or kind of source material expected.
- STEP 2
- Take careful notes about all bibliographic information for your works cited page.
- Ask yourself the following questions:
- What is the author trying to
explain?
- Why does s/he think these points are
important?
- How has s/he decided to construct the
argument?
- How does the structure of the argument affect the reader’s response to the author’s
ideas?
- How effective is the author’s
argument?
- Write your notes with the book closed to ensure that you are putting the ideas into your own words.
- Use quotation marks to distinguish the exact words used by the author from your own words.
- STEP 3
- Locate the appropriate style manual.
- Determine the required style for your assigment.
- Find the specified style manual.
- For your own citation, plug in the information called for following the format of the formula itself.
- STEP 4
- Ask your instructor for advice to avoid plagiarism
- Bring:
- draft
- notes
- sources
- HOW CAN I TELL WHETHER I'VE PLAGIARIZED?
- Cite the source even if:
- 1. You put all direct quotes in quotation marks.
- 2. You changed the words used by the author into synonyms.
- 3. You completely paraphrased the ideas to which you referred.
- 4. Your sentence is mostly made up of your own thoughts, but contains a reference to the author’s
ideas.
- 5. You mention the author’s name in the sentence.