paraphrase

paraphrase

1. It is a useful tool to express or write somebody's thought in your own words

2. Advantages

   • 1. It states precise information of the main idea.
   • 2. It is better than quoting
   • 3. It avoids quoting too much

3. To paraphrase successfully

   • 1. Find the full meaning of the original piece of text
   • 2. Compare constantly to see if there is expressed all the essential info in different terms.
   • 3. Write down key words to guide the subject of your paraphrase.
   • 4. Quote unique terms or phrases of the source
   • 5. Keep in mind the source just in case you want to add it to your paper

4. be careful

   • PLAGIARISM
     • The act of writing or expressing intionally or unintetionally other person's idea as if it was his own.
     • what to do to avoid it
       • 1. Read about why is citations so imprtant? or what does it for?
     • 2. Take notes
       • Bibliography information
       • try to answer the following question:
         • -what is the author trying to explain?
           • - why does she/he thinkthese points are important
             • -how does she/he decided to construct the argument?
               • -How does the structure of the argument affect the reader's response to the autho's idea?
                 • -how effective is the author argument
                   • The Writing Center , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2020) retrived from https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/plagiarism/
       • 3. Choose your citation style.
         • 4. Ask for professor's advice or suggestions

5. References: -Purdue University (1995). Paraphrase: write it in your own words. Retrived from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/using_research/quoting_paraphrasing_and_summarizing/paraphrasing.html. - The Writing center, University Of North Carolina at Chaper Hill (2020). Plagiarism. retrivd from https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/plagiarism/

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