This lesson began by first learning how to paraphrase properly. Initially I thought I knew how to do this quite well. However, I did learn to be careful as there are so many ways it can be done wrong! In order for it to be done properly the quote must be edited enough to fit the context of your writing, if need be the grammar and language must be changed and these [ ] are the most important tools! They must be used for any part of the quote that has been edited and is not the same in the original text!
We then moved on to summarising. We were taught how to read a text, fully understand it and then summarise it in your own words! It is important that only the most relevant arguments to your chosen topic are picked out so that you don't wander off topic. This was hugely helpful for me, as in essays I often find myself doing this! I like to think it is my active imagination!
Then the class moved on to talking about language and which words are appropriate for what you may be trying to say in your essays! I wrote quite a few of these "Hedging Devices" down as sometimes I struggle with expanding my vocabulary in essays and find that I repeat myself. So all in all this was very helpful to me!
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