Chapter 7 taught me a lot about how to cite sources and properly use sources in my writing which will help with my research paper. This chapter explained the difference between quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. It is important to either cite the source or mention the name of the author even when summarizing. Before when I would summarize, I did not include the name of the author, but now I know it is vital to. Also, when you are changing a part of a quote to make it fit properly in your paper, you must use brackets around the changed areas. The chapter also taught me when quotes should be introduced, and should not be used without any important purpose. Also, when paraphrasing you have to write it in your own words and do not copy word for word what the author has said. Giving credit to the source used must happen in order to avoid plagiarism. This chapter gave me a lot of advice and things to think about while writing my research paper.
Throughout chapter 1 of “The Bedford Book of Genres,” I learned that there are a variety of ways to improve one’s writing. Several writers tend to get carried away while writing that they forget who their audience is and what message they are trying to deliver. This is when one must ask themselves what their purpose of writing is, do they want to present a narrative/ tell a story, inform, or persuade. After figuring out ones purpose they must choose a genre to be able to shorten their idea and be concise. In order for this to occur one must know the basic qualities and agreed-upon rules about the genre they are composing. Once one makes those decisions they move on to the rhetorical situation which mainly explains the idea. This allows the writer to provide support on their purpose such as saying what is great about it or provide statistics, which will automatically make their writing more interesting for the audience to read, as well as, get t...
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