Resources Pages for the Academic Skills

Presentation:

Download the How to Write in your own Words Workshop Presentation [ppt] or view the latest workshop presentation here:

Activities:

How to make a paraphrase.

Download Files:

HowTo Guide on Writing in you own Words. This is a quick and useful guide to summarising and paraphrasing. [pdf]

Useful links:

• Mini-module: Quick Guide to Summarising and Paraphrasing. Our own Skills for Success mini-module with information, video, and activities 

• University of Hull: Guide to paraphrasing with examples. 

• Avoiding Plagiarism - Paraphrasing, from Academic Integrity At MIT. This page shows you examples of how to make good paraphrases - and also examples of what not to do!

• Purdue Online Writing Lab: Guide to paraphrasing, summarising and quoting.

• Open University: What makes a good paraphrase plus good and bad examples.

• Manchester Academic Phrasebank: See how you can put summaries and paraphrases into your writing.

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