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Techniques for Plagiarism-free writing - Summarizing / Note-taking

Get the "GIST" - Summarizing Strategy

Have you heard the word "Gist" - Gist Worksheet

gist the main point or part : <the gist of an argument> (Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 2005)

Read the article.

Fill out the 5Ws and H.

Write a 20-word GIST.

____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

Summarize

Do not look at the article

Only look at your "GIST" worksheet

Note-taking Strategies Color Code

Quote in Red

Summary in Blue

Paraphrase in Green

Your Own Ideas in Purple

Use Codes

Quotes – " "

Summary – s

Paraphrase – p

Citation:

Gray, Che-Mai (2005). GIST: A Summarizing Strategy for Use in Any Content Area. Retrieved July 28, 2007, from Read Write Think Web site: http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=290

Merriam-Webster, Incorporated (2005) Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/GIST

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