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Homework
Each research article you read contains key takeaways or main points that speak to the study's findings or conclusions. Paraphrasing is a means to effectively use that research-based evidence without directly quoting. Because it is in your own words, the evidence can be more seamlessly integrated with the surrounding material, such as your own ideas and analysis.
This Homework isolates the skill of paraphrasing so that you may give it significant attention. You paraphrase those main points using your own words and sentence structure.
To Prepare
1) Review the Learning Resources on Database Search Skills, Evaluating Different Types of Sources, Becoming a Scholar, and Critical Reading and Evaluation. Using these resources, locate a peer-reviewed article from the last 5 years on a human services topic that is of interest to you.
2) Read the article and the Learning Resources Paraphrasing template to learn how to locate main points within the article.
3) Review the Learning Resources on paraphrasing and download the Paraphrasing Template.
4) Locate two paragraphs of the article that contain main points or key findings that you consider important. These are the areas that you will paraphrase for your Homework.
Task
Using the Paraphrasing Template, paste into your paper two paragraphs from the article that represent the main points. Be sure that you reference where to locate main points in the article in the paraphrasing template. Beneath each paragraph, write your original paraphrase of the content.
Then explain why you selected these as main points. How do these paragraphs represent important information from the article? Also describe your process of paraphrasing. How did you avoid accidental plagiarism?