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The document discusses paraphrasing, which involves rewriting a text in your own words while maintaining the original meaning. To paraphrase properly, one must read the source carefully, identify the main ideas and key words, then rewrite those ideas from memory without copying word-for-word. When paraphrasing, the meaning, grammar, word forms, and sentence structure should be changed but the key terms and ideas preserved. Direct quotes should only be used sparingly, and sources must always be cited to avoid plagiarism.
The document discusses paraphrasing, which involves rewriting a text in your own words while maintaining the original meaning. To paraphrase properly, one must read the source carefully, identify the main ideas and key words, then rewrite those ideas from memory without copying word-for-word. When paraphrasing, the meaning, grammar, word forms, and sentence structure should be changed but the key terms and ideas preserved. Direct quotes should only be used sparingly, and sources must always be cited to avoid plagiarism.
The document discusses paraphrasing, which involves rewriting a text in your own words while maintaining the original meaning. To paraphrase properly, one must read the source carefully, identify the main ideas and key words, then rewrite those ideas from memory without copying word-for-word. When paraphrasing, the meaning, grammar, word forms, and sentence structure should be changed but the key terms and ideas preserved. Direct quotes should only be used sparingly, and sources must always be cited to avoid plagiarism.
keeping the same meaning, but using different words and phrasing. In other words, paraphrase is to rewrite something 'in your own words'. Paraphrasing is used with short sections of text, such as phrases and sentences. It offers an alternative to using direct quotations and helps students to integrate evidence/ source material into assignments. Paraphrasing allows you to develop and demonstrate your understanding and interpretation of a text and to avoid plagiarism. How to paraphrase
Read the source carefully. It is essential that
you understand it fully. Identify the main points and key words. Cover the original text and rewrite it in your own words. Check that you have included the main points and essential information. Write the paraphrase in your own style. Meaning: ensure that you keep the original meaning and maintain the same relationship between main ideas and supporting points. Words: Use synonyms (words or expression which have a similar meaning) where appropriate. Key words that are specialised subject vocabulary do not need to be changed. If you want to retain unique or specialist phrases, use quotation marks (). Change the grammar and sentence structure. Break up a long sentence into two shorter ones or combine two short sentences into one. Change the voice (active/passive) or change word forms (e.g. nouns, adjectives).
Change the order in which information/ ideas are
presented (as long as they still make sense in a different order). Review your paraphrase checking that it accurately reflects the original text but it is in your words and style.
Record the original source (including the
page number) so that you can provide a reference. What should we avoid when paraphrasing? Don't just change a couple of words from your information source and think that it is an acceptable paraphraseadding a reference makes no difference! Either use a direct quote (the author's EXACT words) or change the words of the author significantly so that it is a correct paraphrase.
Don't just switch around sentence parts from your
information source and add a reference, then think that it is an acceptable paraphraseadding a reference makes no difference! Either use a direct quote (the author's EXACT words) or change Avoid patchworking (cutting and pasting and copying bits of information from a variety of sources and connecting it all together in a paragraph, usually without references). It is a GOOD strategy to use information from different sources in a paragraph but you must paraphrase and reference each and every piece of evidence correctly.