Evaluating & Synthesizing Information (Ch. 19 Writing Situations) – Flashcards
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paraphrasing
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explaining all or part of the research information in your own words rather than quoting it
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summarizing
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simply reporting or describing information without a great degree of detail; reporting just the main ideas
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synthesizing
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forming a completely new version from carefully evaluated, selected, and relevant parts; bringing together various pieces of information to make one new piece
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representing someone else's words or ideas (or imitating the original author's language) as if they were your own--intentionally or unintentionally
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"accepting responsibility"
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the expectation that students will abide by the academic standards of their institution regarding plagiarism, by learning strategies that will prevent accidental incidents of plagiarism
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quoting
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capturing word-for-word what another person said
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"responding to research"
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explaining how the research connects to your own ideas--this should be done within the paper that uses the research as support for your original ideas
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"supporting your own ideas"
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Inserting research to support your voice, purpose, and ideas
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short quotation (MLA)
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three or less complete typed lines of text
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long quotation (MLA block quote)
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four or more complete typed lines which are then set off by indenting one inch, or two standard tabs, and do not use quotation marks
