Paraphrase and SU1TIlTIarl'
Academicwritingnormallyrequiresthatyousupportyourideasandopinionswith
facts,statistics,quotations,andsimilarkindsofinformation.Therearefourways
touseinformationfromoutsidesources.Youcanquoteit directlyorindirectly,skills
thatyoupracticedinChapter 3.You can alsoparaphraseor summarizeit,
skillsthatyouwillpracticeinthischapter.Writingparaphrasesandsummariesare
importanttoolsinacademicwriting.Whenyouparaphrase,yourewriteinformationfromanoutsidesourceinyourown
wordswithoutchangingthemeaning.Becauseyouincludeinyourrewritingallor
nearlyallofthecontentoftheoriginalpassage,a paraphraseisalmostaslongas
theOliginal.(Asummary,bycontrast,is muchshorterthantheoriginal.)127