APA
What does APA stand for?
American Psychological Association
What is paraphrasing
Putting someone else's ideas into your own words
What is summarizing?
Giving an overview of main ideas and main supporting points of a piece of work.
How is an essay different from a paragraph?
An essay is longer, with multiple paragraphs detailing different ideas connected to a thesis statement while a paragraph is shorter and does not include an introduction or conclusion. An essay's main idea sentence is a thesis, but a paragraph's main idea sentence is a topic sentence.
What is the name of the database you used in the class?
Academic Search Complete
Why is APA important?
It regulates the way research is communicated in order to share knowledge. It makes it easier for readers to understand a text by offering a familiar structure they can follow.
For students, it helps you avoid plagiarism by showing you how to attribute information to source creators.
How do you paraphrase?
Change vocabulary and sentence structure and add a citation
How long should a summary be?
Approximately 10% of the length of the original work.
What are the 2 parts of a topic sentence?
Main topic and controlling idea
What is a library database?
A digital collection of academic articles
What are the 2-3 things you should include in an in-text citation?
author(s) name(s), year of publication, and page or paragraph numbers (for quotations).
Why is paraphrasing important in academic writing? Give 2 reasons.
It allows you to use others' ideas without always using direct quotations. It helps you avoid plagiarism. It offers variety in your writing. It allows you to get credit for your own ideas as well.
What are the 3 things to include in the first sentence of a summary?
The author's name(s).
The title of the work being summarized.
The author's thesis.
(if APA, you also include the year of publication)
What should you include in an introduction?
Hook, background or connecting information, and a thesis statement
What are some ways you can filter results in a database?
By year, by publication type, by language, by number of pages, by visuals (graphs, charts, diagrams), by full-text only, etc
What should be included in a reference citation?
Author(s) family name(s) and first and middle initials, year and month and day (if available) of publication, title of work, name of source (journal, magazine, website), volume and issue numbers (if available), page numbers and/or digital object identifier or URL.
What should you check after you write a paraphrase?
That you did not change the original meaning.
How is summarizing different from paraphrasing?
Summarizing only provides an overview of the work, while paraphrasing restates all supporting details as well as main ideas. Paraphrasing is more detailed.
What should you include in a conclusion?
Restatement of the thesis, review of main points, and a final comment
What is the best way to get accurate results in a database search?
Use the right keywords (based on the controlled vocabulary/thesaurus in the database)
How should you format a document, according to APA Style?
Double-spacing, Times New Roman 12 point font, 1 inch margins, hanging indent on references page.
What should you NOT include in a paraphrase?
Your opinion
When should you use summarizing in academic writing?
When you want to show the entire main argument from a particular article rather than a smaller piece of information. Paraphrasing is more common because you use small bits of expert information to support your writing, but you can use summarizing as well (particularly for longer papers).
Describe a counter/argument and refutation, and what is the purpose of this?
A counter-argument introduces an opposing argument (from the other side of the issue) and a refutation explains why that opposing argument is not as good as your argument.
The purpose is to strengthen your argument by acknowledging the opposite view and fighting back against it.
Why is using library databases better for university students than searching Google? Name 2 reasons.
Databases have the most reliable academic information.
Articles in databases have been selected by experts for quality and usefulness.
Articles in databases are free, so you don't have to pay for articles.
You don't have to spend time evaluating the credibility of articles in databases.
Google doesn't have access to ALL academic information. Some is only released to academic publications that are subscribed to by libraries.