Paraphrasing

Paraphrasing

1. What is it?

   • A way to incorporate other writer's work into your own words (Purdue University. (n. d.) .

2. How to do it?

   • Reread
   • Write (with the original source aside)
   • Write down words to use them later
   • Write key words and phrases
   • Check whether the new version expresses the essential information
   • Use quotation marks if something is copied from the source
   • Cite your source
     • How?
       • Adopting a style
         • APA
         • Chicago
         • CSE
         • MLA

3. Characteristics

   • Shorter than the source
   • Original (totally in your own words)
   • Legal
   • More detailed than a summary
   • Accurate

4. Benefits

   • It avoids quoting too much
   • It supports ideas
   • It demonstrates understanding of the source
   • It makes a distinction between an expert's ideas and new ideas.

5. Why is it important?

   • To avoid
     • Plagiarism
       • How to avoid making this mistake
         • Appreciating citations
         • Taking notes of the bibliographic information
         • Looking for another person's revision
       • When do you make this mistake?
         • When changing some words while the content is the same as the original
         • When changing word order in sentences
       • What is it?
         • Any attempt of copy of another's words without attribution

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