PARAPHRASING

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•    Mesa, L. (2019). Paraphrasing.   

1. It's saying in a new way information or ideas which are not yours.
   1. How a good paraphrasing looks like?
      1. It only contains author's idea.
      2. It is accurate.
      3. It is unbiased.
      4. It is completely in your own words.
      5. It is appropriately cited.

Annotations:

•    The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (n.d.) Writing Paraphrases.   

1. It is not to change some words using synonyms or changing the structure of the sentence, that is not paraphrasing that is plagiarism.
   1. Remember!
      1. When the information is not yours, you need to mention where you take it from.
         1. Why?
            1. Because if you present someone else's ideas or information as yours it is plagiarism. So, you have to give proper credit to the author.

               Annotations:

               •    The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (n.d.) Writing Paraphrases.   

Annotations:

•    Keck, C. (2006). The use of paraphrase in summary writing: A comparison of L1 and L2 writers. Journal of second language writing, 15(4), 261-278.   

1. A good paraphrasing helps you to understand the meaning of the original information or idea.
2. It helps you to avoid excessive quoting.