Transcript Summarizing, Quoting and Paraphrasing

Four basic techniques of academic prose
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Read, reread and three-read
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Read, reread and three-read
Find the author’s main claim or central
research question
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Read, reread and three-read
Find the author’s main claim or central
research question
Outline the article, hitting key sub points
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Read, reread and three-read
Find the author’s main claim or central
research question
Outline the article, hitting key sub points
Pay attention to the abstract, if there is one
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Keep quotations brief, especially if you are in
the sciences.
The study reported that “School curricula
should deal directly with issues of power,
gender politics and violence against women.”
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Keep quotations brief, especially if you are in
the sciences.
Become a fan of partial quotes.
The AAUW report is "politicized research" and
"false political propaganda," says Judith
Kleinfeld, professor of psychology at the
University of Alaska–Fairbanks.
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Keep quotations brief, especially if you are in
the sciences.
Become a fan of partial quotes.
Use block quotations sparingly.
A paraphrase needs to be in your own words. If
the language is too close to the original, you
risk the charge of plagiarism.
A summary tells us what someone said, while
an analysis tells us what it means.
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Look up unfamiliar words or technical terms.
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Look up unfamiliar words or technical terms.
Make sure you understand what the author is
arguing.
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Look up unfamiliar words or technical terms.
Make sure you understand what the author is
arguing.
Engage your critical thinking skills.
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Look up unfamiliar words or technical terms.
Make sure you understand what the author is
arguing.
Engage your critical thinking skills.
Reading is key. If you don’t understand what
you’ve read, it will be hard to analyze it.
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Look up unfamiliar words or technical terms.
Make sure you understand what the author is
arguing.
Engage your critical thinking skills.
Reading is key. If you don’t understand what
you’ve read, it will be hard to analyze it.
Read actively.