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Summarizing Research 2G. from multiple sources. Summarizing research. Electronic Text : anything published in computerized (electronic) format instead of being written on paper Encyclopedias Biographical dictionaries Journals Magazines Newspapers Book reviews?. Summarizing research.
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Summarizing Research2G from multiple sources
Summarizing research • ElectronicText: anything published in computerized(electronic) format instead of being written on paper • Encyclopedias • Biographical dictionaries • Journals • Magazines • Newspapers • Book reviews?
Summarizing research • Abstract: a very brief summary of a much longer text • Reading an abstract helps you decide whether or not a source is useful.
Summarizing research • Paraphrase: to reword text in yourown words • Be accurate! • Rule out answer choices that contain information NOTfound in the original text. Purple book pages 74-78
Summarizing research • Plagiarism: using someone’s ideas or copying someone’s exact words and claiming them as your own in a report, research paper, etc. • Rule out answer choices that are plagiarized.
Summarizing research • Synthesize: to put together information from morethanone source • Putting together information from two or more sources can be tricky! • Don’t choose answers that incorrectlydrawconclusions from the originals • Don’t choose answers that contain inaccurate information Purple book pages 74-78 for practice
Possible test questions • Which of the following accurately and appropriatelysummarizes the two excerpts? • Which of the following accurately and appropriatelysummarizes the two sources?
Possible test questions(cont.) • Which of the following accurately presents the findings based upon the information in bothexcerpts? • Which of the following accurately presents the findings based upon the information in both the abstract and the excerpt?
Possible test questions(cont.) • Based upon the two excerpts, which paragraphaccurately and appropriately presents a summary of findings for research purposes? • Based upon the two excerpts, which option below accurately and appropriately presents a summary of findings for research purposes?
Mississippi SATP English II Revised: Multiple Choice Student Review Guide for Vocabulary/Reading