ENG02 CO3.2 Essential writing skills

Summary

Summary

Compact, condensed version of an original text and only includes the main points of the source text

Summarizing

Should be brief, concise, and complete

Summarizing

May be done on a whole article of condense selected parts to achieve your purpose

Selection and deletion

Mark keywords and points, then cross out points that are less essential. Include the central idea(topic sentence) in the summary

Note-taking

Take note of the main ideas of each section/paragraph

Note-taking

Look for connections between the sections/paragraphs and the central idea

Paraphrase

retains the length of the original text and expresses the original author's ideas in your own words

Paraphrase

includes the main ideas and supporting details of the original text.

Paraphrase

demonstrates how able you are to write about the content using your own words and clarify the gist of the text to others

Direct quoting

copies the exact words of the original author

Direct quoting

word-for-word (verbatim) reproduction of the source's statements or remarks

Direct quoting

essential strategy for in-text referencing, although it is done sparingly

Strong-author orientation

used when the author is the authority in the field

Weak-author orientation

used when the date is important

Subject-orientation

used when what is said is more important than who said it

introductory tags

phrase consisting of the author's name and the appropriate verb that signals the appearance of a direct quotation

interpolations

amendments to a directly-quoted statement

[sic]

an error in spelling, idea, or grammar

ellipsis (...)

omissions; dropping unimportant information -if appearing at the end of the statement, use four periods

less than four lines

use quotation marks; at sentence level

beyond four lines

write colon, then set-off the quotation. Indent the first line, and type the whole quote single-spaced.