Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Retelling: Skills for Better Reading, Writing, and Test Taking PUB195602 Dan Nordqvist

Dan Nordqvist

ISBN10: 0988888866

rather than transforming their Greek ways of writing into an elegant or contemporary English writing style

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Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Retelling: Skills for Better Reading, Writing, and Test Taking PUB195602 Dan NordqvistWhat's the big idea? That's a question students are asked all the time in papers, assessments, and standardized writing tests of every sort. Whether summarizing research sources or synopsizing the plot of a two hundred page novel, the ability to cut through extraneous details and describe the major themes and highlights of a text is key to success in school and in life. Until now, however, summarization has been difficult to teach and learn, but with