Wednesday, Nov. 8

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Wednesday, Nov. 8

• Take three index cards from shelf
• Get out some paper and your research articles.
• Today and tomorrow will be about learning how to
  take good notes and when you should paraphrase,
  summarize or use a direct quote.
• It is important that you take good notes, listen
  and ask questions when you are lost and confused.
  
• You will be expected to know how to do this in
  your paper.

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By the end of the hour, you will

• Know when to use a quote
• Know the difference between summarizing and
  paraphrasing
• Know HOW to summarize and paraphrase
• Know WHEN to summarize or paraphrase
• Know the 3 ways you can put a text into your own
  voice and words

There will be a quiz at the end of the hour!
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Taking Notes why talk about it?

• Careful note-taking is the key to avoiding
  accidental plagiarism.
• Good note-taking skills can make your life
  easier it will help your write a good paper.
• Good note-taking skills can also help you become
  a better student in the future.

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First, a word about Quoting
Write this down!

• Quote using EXACTLY the words and punctuation in
  the original text it does not necessarily mean
  quoting someone who is speaking it just means it
  is word-for-word from the article. Make sure to
  use quotation marks around text that you take
  from article.
• According to the Batzler foundation, 20 of
  students have interviewed for a job within the
  last two months (Batzler).
• Pitfalls
• Using too often (should be only 2-5 times in
  paper)
• Using wrong quotes (lame, long)
• Quoting wrong (ungrammatical, misspellings)
• The moral of the story dont quote very often.

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Paraphrasing and Summarizing the difference
between the two
Write this down!
Paraphrase Summarize
Put in your own words, own voice Put in your own words, own voice
Main ideas and details of original text Main ideas only
Same level of detail as original Less detail than original
Roughly same length as original (maybe a little shorter) Much shorter1/4 length of original
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Paraphrasing and summarizingFor both
note-taking strategies, you must put the info in
your own words
Write this down!

• 1) Write in phrases only
• 2) Change words
• 3) Change order of information

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1) Write in Phrases only

• Original Text
• Our Fitness Assessment Services provide members
  with a baseline for their fitness programs
  through tools such as body composition and
  metabolic testing. After establishing personal
  fitness goals, our fitness staff can assist you
  in creating a customized exercise program.
  Trainers can design a customized exercise program
  to help members meet their fitness goals
  (Fitness).
• Please note the citation in the parentheses.
  This comes from the first word of the works cited
  page for this entry. More on this later.

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1) Write in Phrases only

• Fitness Assessment Services baseline for
  fitness programs. Body composition and metabolic
  testing. Decide on personal fitness goals.
  Fitness staff assist to create customized
  exercise program. Trainers help meet fitness
  goals.

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Now its in phrases, but whats still wrong with
this paraphrase?

• Original Text
• Our Fitness Assessment Services provide members
  with a baseline for their fitness programs
  through tools such as body composition and
  metabolic testing. After establishing personal
  fitness goals, our fitness staff can assist you
  in creating a customized exercise program.
  Trainers can design a customized exercise program
  to help members meet their fitness goals
  (Fitness).
• Our Paraphrase
• Fitness Assessment Services baseline for
  fitness programs. Body composition and metabolic
  testing. Decide on personal fitness goals.
  Fitness staff assist to create customized
  exercise program. Trainers help meet fitness
  goals.

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Now its in phrases, but whats still wrong with
this paraphrase?

• Original Text
• Our Fitness Assessment Services provide members
  with a baseline for their fitness programs
  through tools such as body composition and
  metabolic testing. After establishing personal
  fitness goals, our fitness staff can assist you
  in creating a customized exercise program.
  Trainers can design a customized exercise program
  to help members meet their fitness goals
  (Fitness).
• Our Paraphrase
• Fitness Assessment Services baseline for
  fitness programs. Body composition and metabolic
  testing. Decide on personal fitness goals.
  Fitness staff assist to create customized
  exercise program. Trainers help meet fitness
  goals.
• The paraphrase above is wrong because there are
  four or more words in a row from the original
  text. This needs to be fixed or it is plagarism!

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The fix? Step 2) Change Words

• Version 1 paraphrase
• Fitness Assessment Services baseline for
  fitness programs. Body composition and metabolic
  testing. Fitness staff assist to create
  customized exercise program. Trainers help meet
  fitness goals.
• Version 2 paraphrase (better)
• Fitness Assessment Services get started with
  exercise program. Trainers will do Body
  composition and metabolic testing. Staff at FAS
  helps make exercise program just for me.
  Trainers help create exercise based on my goals.

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What else could we do?Step 3) Change Order of
Info

• Version 2 paraphrase (better!)
• Fitness Assessment Services get started with
  exercise program. Body composition and
  metabolic testing. Staff at FAS helps make
  exercise program just for me. Trainers help
  create exercise based on my goals.
• Version 3 paraphrase (best)
• Fitness Assessment Services at Rec center, do
  Body composition and metabolic testing, help
  get started with exercise program. Staff at FAS
  helps make exercise program just for me.
  Trainers help create program based on my goals.

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Now, lets try a summary

• Remember, a summary has only the main ideas (not
  the details), and is much shorter than the
  original text.
• Good if you only want the big picture, and dont
  need all the small facts and details.

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Now, lets try a summary

• Original Text
• Our Fitness Assessment Services provide members
  with a baseline for their fitness programs
  through tools such as body composition and
  metabolic testing. After establishing personal
  fitness goals, our fitness staff can assist you
  in creating a customized exercise program.
  Trainers can design a customized exercise program
  to help members meet their fitness goals
  (Fitness).
• Summary
• Rec center Fitness Assessment Services helps
  trainers make exercise program just for me based
  on goals and fitness tests.

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You try paraphrasing

• Write your name and hour neatly on back of blank
  index card. Write Paraphrase on top.
• I will give you a direct quote from a source.
  Use the 3 methods for paraphrasing to take notes
  on the front of your index card.
• Look back at the notes you wrote for reference.

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You try paraphrasing

• Original text
• After completing a complementary assessment, our
  fitness staff will combine your current fitness
  level with personal goals to design an Exercise
  Program tailored to your needs. Your fitness
  specialist will demonstrate all aspects of your
  program so that you have a clear understanding of
  equipment variations and proper form.

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Check

• Trade cards with a partner.
• On your partners card look for
• Did your partner AVOID using words or phrases
  that are the same as the original text?
• Did your partner use phrases and abbreviations
  instead of complete sentences?
• Did your partner change up the order of the
  information?
• If you can answer YES to all these questions,
  tell your partner congrats! If not, explain what
  your partner missed.

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Now try summarizing

• Write your name and hour neatly on back of 2nd
  blank index card. Write summarize on top.
• Now summarize the same original passage instead
  of paraphrasing.
• Remember summary is about main ideas, not
  details. Summary should be much shorter.
• Look back at the notes you wrote for reference.

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You try summarizing

• Original text
• After completing a complementary assessment, our
  fitness staff will combine your current fitness
  level with personal goals to design an Exercise
  Program tailored to your needs. Your fitness
  specialist will demonstrate all aspects of your
  program so that you have a clear understanding of
  equipment variations and proper form.

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Check

• Trade cards with your partner.
• On your partners card, look for
• Did your partner AVOID using words or phrases
  that are the same as the original text?
• Is your partners summary much shorter than the
  paraphrase?
• Did your partner capture the main idea of the
  original passage?
• If you can answer YES to all these questions,
  tell your partner congrats! If not, explain what
  your partner missed.

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Quiz write your answers on your third index card.

• How often should you quote in your paper?
• Which is shorter, summary or paraphrase?
• For which type of note-taking (summary or
  paraphrase) do you have to put the text into your
  own words and voice?
• What are the 3 ways you can put something into
  your own words and voice?
• Explain the difference between summarizing and
  paraphrasing.
• When should you summarize, and when should you
  paraphrase?

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Hand em in!

• Staple your 3 index cards together. Put the quiz
  on top.
• Hand them in to me at the front of the room.
• We will continue note taking tomorrow.