1. Summarizing Research 2G from multiple sources

2. Summarizing research Electronic Text: anything published in computerized (electronic) format instead of being written on paper Encyclopedias Biographical dictionaries Journals Magazines Newspapers Book reviews?

3. Summarizing research Abstract: a very brief summary of a much longer text Reading an abstract helps you decide whether or not a source is useful.

4. Summarizing research Paraphrase: to reword text in your own words Be accurate! Rule out answer choices that contain information NOT found in the original text. Purple book pages 74-78

5. Summarizing research Plagiarism: using someone’s ideas or copying someone’s exact words and claiming them as your own in a report, research paper, etc. Rule out answer choices that are plagiarized.

6. Summarizing research Synthesize: to put together information from more than one source Putting together information from two or more sources can be tricky! Don’t choose answers that incorrectly draw conclusions from the originals Don’t choose answers that contain inaccurate information Purple book pages 74-78 for practice

7. Possible test questions Which of the following accurately and appropriately summarizes the two excerpts? Which of the following accurately and appropriately summarizes the two sources?

8. Possible test questions (cont.) Which of the following accurately presents the findings based upon the information in both excerpts? Which of the following accurately presents the findings based upon the information in both the abstract and the excerpt?

9. Possible test questions (cont.) Based upon the two excerpts, which paragraph accurately and appropriately presents a summary of findings for research purposes? Based upon the two excerpts, which option below accurately and appropriately presents a summary of findings for research purposes?

10. Terms to know

11. Mississippi SATP English II Revised: Multiple Choice Student Review Guide for Vocabulary/Reading