Summarizing Quoting Paraphrasing

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Summarizing QuotingParaphrasing
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Whats the difference?

• Quoting
• must be identical to the original
• must match the source word for word, in
  quotation marks
• must give credit to the original author
• Paraphrasing
• putting a passage from source material into your
  own words
• usually shorter than the original passage
• must give credit to the original author
• Summarizing
• putting just the main ideas into your own words
• significantly shorter than the original
• must give credit to the original author

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Lets look closer...
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Summarizing

• A summary is much shorter than the original text.
  
• It should communicate the main idea of the text
  in a very brief form.
• It should include the source information.

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Summarizing

• To summarize
• Read the text carefully. Use a dictionary if
  necessary, and be prepared to read very difficult
  texts more than once.
• Pay special attention to the first and last
  sentences.
• Try to identify the main idea or argument.
• Write your summary.
• Include your source information the authors
  name, the title of the text.

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Your turn...Use the article from Prentice Hall
Literature pages 26-27.Summarize the first
paragraph.
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Need to see the steps again?

• To summarize
• Read the text carefully. Use a dictionary if
  necessary, and be prepared to read very difficult
  texts more than once.
• Pay special attention to the first and last
  sentences.
• Try to identify the main idea or argument.
• Write your summary.
• Include your source information the authors
  name, the title of the text.

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What did you write?

• First, write your summary
• The celebritys handlers were anxious about an
  important photo shoot.
• Then, be sure to cite your source
• Deborah Starr Seibel, TVs Top Dogs

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Ready to try the next skill?
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Paraphrasing

• A paraphrase is your own version of the passages
  essential information.
• It should be more detailed than a summary.
• It may be a few sentences.
• It should still include the source information.

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Paraphrasing

• To paraphrase
• Reread the original passage until you understand
  its full meaning.
• Get the main ideas, then set the original aside.
• Write your paraphrase.
• Look back at the original to be sure you included
  the main ideas.
• Record the source authors name and title of the
  text.

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Your turn...Use the article from Prentice Hall
Literature pages 83-84.Paraphrase the first
paragraph.
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Need to see the steps again?

• To paraphrase
• Reread the original passage until you understand
  its full meaning.
• Get the main ideas, then set the original aside.
• Write your paraphrase.
• Look back at the original to be sure you included
  the main ideas.
• Record the source authors name and title of the
  text.

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Howd you do?

• First, what are the main ideas?
• Its summer
• There are not enough workers
• So its a good time to try out different jobs
• Next, put that into a complete thought
• Since its summer and there are not enough
  workers, its a good time to try out different
  jobs.
• Finally, cite your source
• Amy Lindgren, Summer Hats

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Ok, time for the last one...
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Quoting

• A direct quotation is straight out of the
  original text.
• It should be the authors exact words.
• Needs to be in quotation marks.
• Should always include the source information.

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Quoting

• To quote
• Read the entire passage.
• Identify the main idea.
• Then choose a direct quotation that you think
  represents the passage.
• Copy the quotation onto your paper. Be sure to
  put quotation marks around the quote.
• Cite the source authors name and title of the
  text.

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Your turn...Use the article from Prentice Hall
Literature pages 491-492.Choose a quote from
the first page that represents the passage.
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Need to see the steps again?

• To quote
• Read the entire passage.
• Identify the main idea.
• Then choose a direct quotation that you think
  represents the passage.
• Copy the quotation onto your paper. Be sure to
  put quotation marks around the quote.
• Cite the source authors name and title of the
  text.

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Whatd you choose?

• Theres no getting around the fact that theres
  less room for cows now than there once was.
• Ben Brown, Cattle Culture

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Do you think you can do these on your own?Any
questions?