In this assignment, you will demonstrate that you have read and understood the assigned materials about summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting so that you can engage with other writers’ ideas without plagiarizing them.

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Task 1/Reading and Answering Questions: Read the texts “Summarizing, Quoting, and Paraphrasing and respond to the following using complete sentences in your own words.

a. Describe 3 or 4 characteristics of good summaries.

b. Describe the pattern we use when we quote the words of others.

c. What is the difference between summarizing another writer and paraphrasing another writer?

d. How can we be careful to make sure we’re not plagiarizing when we summarize and paraphrase?

Task 2/Reading and Answering Questions: Read the text “Representing Others’ Ideas Through Summary” and respond to the following in complete sentences in your own words:

a. Why do academic writers use summaries?

b. What is meant by the statement, “Summary is behind all academic writing”?

c. What are the 5 common features of summary?

d. What does it mean to focus on authorial action when we write a summary?

e. What does it mean to reorganize and repackage when we write a summary, and how does taking notes help us do so?

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Criteria for success Think carefully about summarizing, quoting and paraphrasing the ideas in the texts you are reading so that you don’t plagiarize. You are not writing a paper in this assignment; you are only answering questions.