Summarizing Exam Review

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What is the difference between summarizing and paraphrasing?

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Summarizing is used for longer text and paraphrasing is used for shorter text.

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When should you include a summary of your source?

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When you plan to use a direct quote to give context for the quote.

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When should you paraphrase or summarize sections of a source?

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When they are relevant and closely related to your research question.

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Which sentences should you use as direct quotes in your research paper?

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Sentences that are related to your research question and written in a unique way.

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Which sentence is a good direct quote for a report about where pizza originated?

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We learn from an old story that in 1889, to honor Queen Margherita of Italy, the pizzamaker Raffaele Esposito created “Pizza Margherita”, with tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil, and the Margherita pizza, the first official pizza, was born.

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How are transitional tags used in sentences that have direct quotes?

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Transitional tags introduce the quote and give credit to the original source.

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Ways to avoid plagiarism: keep good notes on sources, mention author's name and article title, include author's name with direct quote, or only include source and author's name if read aloud?

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Only include the source and author's name if you read the report outloud

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What punctuation mark is missing from this direct quote? Abba Eban writes, some scholars think [pizza] was first made more than 2000 years ago when Roman soldiers added cheese and olive oil to matzah.

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Quotation marks

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Which punctuation mark is missing from this direct quote? "When interviewed by the Islamic Post newspaper, Layla Ahmad stated 'Eid is my favorite holiday! There's just so many fun things to do and people to see.'"

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a comma right after the word stated

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How are commas used when using direct quotes?

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Commas are used to separate the quote from other writing in the text.