MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW

COVERAGE AND TEST TYPES

1. Academic vs Non-academic
Texts
Coverage 2. Summarizing, Paraphrasing,
and Direct Quoting
3. Evaluating and Citing
Fill in the Sources
blanks.
4. Concept Paper

ACADEMIC TEXTS
- Written by professionals
- The authors name will be present, as will their credentials
- Takes time to publish
- uses _________Language

Avoid
1. Slangs/Colloquialism
2. Contraction
3. using_______ Person Pronouns
4. using ________ Verbs
 ACADEMIC TEXTS
There will be a list of _________ that indicate where the author
obtained the information s/he is using in the article. It usually follows a
predetermined structure.

SUMMARIZING
Summarizing is writing a __________ version of the original material; it
is simply putting together all the important ideas contained in the
original material.

Condensing the text up to ______ from its original length without

compromising the content of the text. It presents the key ideas of the
text, restated in your own words.

PARAPHRASING
It is formulating someone else’s ideas into your_____ words.
To rewrite the passage without changing the idea and should have at
least the same or almost the same______ of the original text.
 4 R's of Paraphrasing

REWORD
________ words and phrases with
synonyms whenever you can
REARRANGE
__________ words within sentences
to make new sentences. You can
___________ the ideas presented
with in the paragraph.

REALIZE
that some words and phrases
_______changed – names, dates,
titles, etc. cannot be replaced, but
you can present them differently in
your paraphrase.
RECHECK
make sure that your paraphrased
version conveys the same meaning
as the original text.

DIRECT QUOTING
It is reproducing the___________. An author said something succinctly
or memorable. When you want to respond to exact wording.
 EVALUATING SOURCES

IMPORTANCE:
1. Get unbiased and accurate information.
2. It helps your credibility as a writer.
3. Avoid Plagiarism.
 CITING SOURCES

IN-TEXT CITATION REFERENCE CITATION

found at the _____ of the paper found at the end of the paper

In- text
Citation
 CITING SOURCES
Reference
Citation

REFERENCE CITATION
1. Place the reference list on a ________ page.
2. label this page: references.
3. Apply hanging indention.
4. Use double spacing.
5. ___________the references in alphabetical order.
6. do not cut or add titles.
7. capitalize only the first letter of the first word of a_______, the first letter of
the first word of its subtitle after a colon, and proper nouns
8. Write the title in italics

GENERAL FORMAT:

LAST NAME, FIRST NAME INITIAL. MIDDLE INITIAL. (YEAR PUBLISHED). BOOK
TITLE. PLACE OF PUBLICATION: PUBLISHER
 CONCEPT PAPER
A _________ of what the project is all about. It states the reasons for
conducting the project, and how it will be carried out.

PARTS OF A CONCEPT PAPER FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH

1. Background of the Study (Field, _____________, reasons, theoretical
and practical implications)
2. Preliminary Literature Review ( theoretical framework, related
literature, related studies, a brief synthesis)
3. Statement of the Problem/Objectives
4. Abridged Methodology (context and _______, instruments, data
collection procedure, data analysis scheme)
5. Timeline
6. References

WAYS PF EXPLAINING A CONCEPT:

DEFINITION EXPLICATION CLARIFICATION