EAPP REVIEWER

JOURNAL ARTICLE
MODULE 7

JOURNAL ARTICLE
- Summary
- Final output
What is a topic?
- Subjects of a paragraph
- It peaks the audience interest
What is a main idea?
- General statement about the paragraph for reaching selection
2 Types of main idea
IMPLIED – To look at the specific statement
STATED – Will be in the topic sentence

APPLYING CRITICAL READING SKILLS IN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES

MODULE 8

CRITICAL READING
- Critical reading skills are used in understanding academic texts
- Critical reading allows you to think beyond what is presented

ANNOTATING
- Highlighting or underlining key words or ideas in the text and writing short explanations
or comments along the margins on the page
OUTLINING
- This is presenting the important main details in a particular text
ANALYZING
- This is examining the content by breaking down the different elements of the text. You
can also divide a text into different sections for more focus
SUMMARIZING
- This is giving the gist of a text
 CITATION OF SOURCES
MODULE 9

PLAGIARISM
- Attempting to use the ideas, words, or work done earlier by someone else, without giving
them due credit
WHEN DO YOU COMMIT PLAGIARISM?
- Copying another’s entire paper and claiming it as one’s own.
WHY ARE CITATIONS IMPORTANT?
- To avoid plagiarism and unethical claims to what you have not discovered or contributed
- To respect the intellectual property of the owner
- To help the reader trace and track down the sources of your information
HERE ARE SOME VARIOUS WAYS ON HOW TO PREVENT PLAGIARISM
- Giving credit to the original writers will not exactly prevent plagiarism but they can be
used to lessen the impact of plagiarism.

CITATION STYLES
APA (American Psychological Association)
- Used for social sciences.
MLA (Modern Language Association
- Liberal arts and humanities.
CMS (Chicago Manual of Style)
- Used in the publishing industry. CMS has guides for correct grammar, documentation,
and writing.

Take note of the following:

Name(s) of the author(s), the title of the book (or article, journal, etc.), the date published, the
name of the publisher, and the place it was published.
TWO WAYS ON HOW TO PRESENT YOUR CITATIONS
IN-TEXT CITATION
- Last name of the author and the date the source was published.
REFERENCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Comprehensive list of sources
- Works cited
- Found at the end of the article