Quoting vs. Paraphrasing vs. Summarizing
Quotation
Using the author's exact words verbatim and placing in quotations.
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Paraphrase
Restate what the author said in your own words while keeping all of the same material.
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Summary
Introduce the central ideas / main points of a topic.
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Introducing and Explaining quotations
Introducing
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Explaining
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(adapted from They Say / I Say, 2nd ed.)
Introducing Summaries, Paraphrases and Quotations.
Here are some verbs to help you introduce Summaries, Paraphrases and Quotations:
acknowledges
agrees analyzes argues asks asserts balances begins believes claims comments compares complains concedes concludes confirms |
connects
considers contends contradicts contrasts points out prepares promises proves questions recognizes recommends refutes rejects remarks reports |
reveals
declares demonstrates denies describes develops discusses distinguishes between/among emphasizes endeavors to establishes estimates explains expresses finds |
focuses on
grants illuminates illustrates implies indicates informs insists introduces maintains means negates notes notices observes offers |
organizes
says sees shows signals specifies speculates states suggests supports supposes thinks wishes writes |