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Direct Quotes
Paraphrasing
Summarizing
Synthesizing
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What is a direct quote?
Author's material word for word from the original source.
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What is a paraphrase?
Original meaning of the source material is still there, but the information is written in my/your own words.
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What is a summary?
Stating of main facts from a source, but written in your own words.
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What is a synthesis?
Statement of main facts or points from multiple sources
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What is plagiarism?
Using someone else's information and claiming it is your own. No credit is given to the original author.
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What three things do you need to correctly cite a direct quotation?
Author's last name, year, page number
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What three pieces of information do you need to correctly cite a paraphrase?
Author's last name, year of publication, and page number
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What two pieces of information do you need to cite a summary?
Author's last name, year of publication.
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What two pieces of information do you need to correctly cite a synthesis?
Author's last name, year of publication
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What does "proxy" mean?
A person authorized to act for another
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There are two types of direct quotations...tell me one of them.
Long quotations and short quotations.
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What is the difference between a paraphrase and a direct quotation?
Direct quote: author's original words; misc. Paraphrase: your own words; misc.
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What is the difference between a paraphrase and a summary?
Paraphrase: Author's meaning is the same, but different words; misc. Summary: Main facts are stated in different words; misc.
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What is the difference between a summary and a synthesis?
Summary: Statement of main facts from one source. Synthesis: Statement of main facts from multiple sources.
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True or False: "Attache" means "a member of a diplomatic staff".
True
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What is missing from this direct quotation? According to Brown (2010), some birds are unable to fly due to evolution (p. 123).
Quotation marks!
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What is missing from this paraphrase: According to Mycroft, ancient British teacups were made out of hardened clay.
Year, page number
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What is missing in this summary: Sometimes the patients in the research study seemed to imagine they were stuck in a box (2013).
Author's last name.
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What is missing in this synthesis: Driving a car is a responsibility (1990). Many researchers have found that specific cars are more likely to be involved in crashes (Wilkens). One study revealed that red Porsches are highly likely to be pulled over by police (Graden, 2012).
1st source: Author's last name 2nd source: Year of publication
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Use "propitious" in a sentence.
Misc.