Posted by tasha on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 2:37pm.
Paraphrasing and Quoting
Review the following passage and paraphrase the long passage in the following box. Use the reference to create an appropriate APA-formatted, in-text citation. Additionally, include one direct quotation.
One of the most valuable skills a student can develop is focus. Focus is the ability to concentrate on one thing for an extended period of time, shutting out everything else. The person who is focused has no trouble with homework; her mind is on the task until it is finished. The focused person has no trouble concentrating during a test. She does not even notice the voice of the lecturer in an adjacent classroom, the tapping pencil of the student two rows over, or her instructor's squeaking chair.
People differ widely in their ability to concentrate. Some seem capable of laser like focus on any job until it is completed. Others are easily distracted, jumping up from homework to do a hundred small, but suddenly urgent, tasks as the homework gets pushed further into the background.
Like any other skill, the ability to focus can be learned and reinforced through practice. To improve your ability to concentrate, start by establishing a set time and place to study. If possible, study at the same time and in the same place every day. Establishing a routine gives study the importance it deserves and helps make studying a habit. Then, to keep yourself on task, set a small timer as you begin studying. Start by setting the timer to go off after 15 minutes. Until the timer goes off, give studying your full attention. If your mind wanders—and it will—pull it back to the task. Then reward yourself with something small: 5 minutes of solitaire on your computer or a trip to the refrigerator for a glass of iced tea. Time your reward, too—about 5 minutes should be sufficient. Then set the timer for another 15 minutes.
As concentration becomes a habit, that habit will spill over into the classroom, too. You will be better able to focus on your instructor's words or on the test you are taking. If extraneous noises during a test still distract you, invest in a pair of earplugs to shut out noise as you take your test.
The ability to concentrate is a necessary skill. Fortunately, it is a skill that can be improved with effort.
- com156 - Ms. Sue, Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 2:38pm
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- com156 - tasha, Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 2:42pm
paraphrasing is very confusion please help me thank you .
- com156 - Ms. Sue, Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 2:45pm
Study these sites carefully.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/1/
http://library.duke.edu/research/plagiarism/cite/paraphrase.html
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/research/usingpara.html
- com156 - debbie, Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 3:18pm
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