SUMMARY AND PARAPHRASE

WHAT IS A SUMMARY? A condensed version of the main idea and important details in a piece of work. A summary is NOT an opinion

WHAT IS THIS A SUMMARY OF? A man’s wife is brutally murdered by a serial killer and his son is left physically disabled. In a twisted turn of events his son is kidnapped and he has to chase the kidnapper thousands of miles with the help of a mentally disabled woman.

GROUPS Get together in pairs Write down a list of everything you did this weekend Trade with your partner Write a summary of your partner’s list See how well your partner represented you in their summary

PARAPHRASE A restatement of the original passage’s points by putting someone else’s thoughts in your words. A paraphrase is not for mimicking or replacing the author’s work. It is to help you understand the author’s points. This MUST be cited.

WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE? l l Ex. of good paraphrase

BAD PARAPHRASE The adventuresome Cat in the Hat runs amok while Mother is away, leaving a horrible mess for the two astonished children who are so well behaved. The remarkable qualities of the story are its rhyme-- done with only 223 words--and its quirky illustrations that are as silly as the tale itself. The crazy Cat in the Hat runs wild while Mother is away, leaving a mess for the two surprised children who are so well behaved. The remarkable qualities of the story are its rhyme done with only 223 words and its illustrations that are as silly as the tale itself.

PRACTICE “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.”

HOW TO CITE Parenthetical: (Fox 10) Bibliography: Purdue Owl Handbook

IN-TEXT Gladwell says that “practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good” (559). My favorite take away is that practicing is not just the hard work that goes into improving, but it should be considered the act that makes you good at what you do(Gladwell 559). Gladwell argues that a Mozart wasn’t a great musician until he practiced for 10,000 hours (559).

WORKS CITED Gladwell, Malcolm. “The 10,000-Hour Rule.” First- Year Writing in the Disciplines Eighth Custom Ed. Boston: Pearson, Print.

BRIEF ASSIGNMENT 2 Pick one of the three articles you read over the weekend. Provide a 1 sentence summary and a 5 sentence summary. Depending on the article you have chosen to summarize, paraphrase the corresponding passage. MacNeil: “Do You Speak American?” paragraph 34 Simon: “Why Good English is Good for You” paragraph 4 McGray: “Lost in America” paragraph 32