Appendix F COM/156 Version 5

Associate Program Material

Appendix F Quoting, Summarizing, and Paraphrasing a Source
Part 1: Summarizing Review the following passage and summarize it in the box as though you were including this information in a research paper. Use the reference to create an appropriate APA formatted! in text citation. Aggressive driving is characterized by the tendency to view driving as a competition rather than as a means of getting from one place to another. Although most drivers are content to move along with the flow of traffic! aggressive drivers weave from lane to lane! see"ing any advantage that will place them ahead of others. Aggressive drivers are also more li"ely to tailgate and hon" the horn in an effort to intimidate other drivers or simply to move them along faster. #hen confronted with heavy traffic! aggressive drivers often engage in dangerous behavior such as passing on the right! using utility or turn lanes as driving lanes! and ignoring traffic signals. Paradoxically! aggressive drivers often pride themselves on their s"ill. $hey see other! more cautious drivers as the problem! not themselves. Re erence: Arlov! P. %&''(). Wordsmith: A guide to college writing %*rd ed.). Upper +addle River! ,-. Prentice /all.

Aggressive drivers have many tendencies that more cautious drivers do not have. Aggressive drivers are willing to ignore traffic laws and rules. Another sign of an aggressive driver is erratic behavior on the road whether it is weaving in and out of traffic or tailgating and honking to speed up their cautious counterparts. The major sign of an aggressive driver is there view that driving is a competition rather than just a means of getting to a specific location (Arlov, 200 !.

Part !: Paraphrasing and Quoting Review the following passage! found on pp. &0& &0* of the text cited below! 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 1uotation. 2ne of the most valuable s"ills 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. $he person who is focused has no trouble with homewor"3 her mind is on the tas" until it is finished. $he focused person has no trouble concentrating during a test. +he does not

Appendix F COM/156 Version 5 even notice the voice of the lecturer in an ad4acent classroom! the tapping pencil of the student two rows over! or her instructor5s s1uea"ing chair. People differ widely in their ability to concentrate. +ome seem capable of laser li"e focus on any 4ob until it is completed. 2thers are easily distracted! 4umping up from homewor" to do a hundred small! but suddenly urgent! tas"s as the homewor" gets pushed further into the bac"ground. 6i"e any other s"ill! the ability to focus can be learned and reinforced through practice. $o improve your ability to concentrate! start by establishing a set time and place to study. 7f possible! study at the same time and in the same place every day. 8stablishing a routine gives study the importance it deserves and helps ma"e studying a habit. $hen! to "eep yourself on tas"! set a small timer as you begin studying. +tart by setting the timer to go off after 19 minutes. Until the timer goes off! give studying your full attention. 7f your mind wanders:and it will:pull it bac" to the tas". $hen reward yourself with something small. 9 minutes of solitaire on your computer or a trip to the refrigerator for a glass of iced tea. $ime your reward! too:about 9 minutes should be sufficient. $hen set the timer for another 19 minutes. As concentration becomes a habit! that habit will spill over into the classroom! too. -ou will be better able to focus on your instructor5s words or on the test you are ta"ing. 7f extraneous noises during a test still distract you! invest in a pair of earplugs to shut out noise as you ta"e your test. $he ability to concentrate is a necessary s"ill. Fortunately! it is a s"ill that can be improved with effort. Re erence: Arlov! P. %&''(). Wordsmith: A guide to college writing %*rd ed.). Upper +addle River! ,-. Prentice /all. 7n the following box! paraphrase the long passage you 4ust read. Using the reference! include appropriate APA formatted! in text citations. Additionally! include one direct 1uotation within your paraphrased version of the passage.

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Arlov (200 ! stated! ;2ne of the most valuable s"ills 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< %pp.&0& &0*). Focus is a s"ill much li"e reading or writing because practice ma"es perfect. $here is a simple techni1ue that you can use in order to extend the amount of time that you can concentrate on studying or doing assignments for school. First you should try to institute a schedule where you study at the same time and place every day. $his will ma"e studying a habit and it will ma"e it a priority in your life. $he next thing you should start doing is institute a reward system for you study time. +tart by setting a timer for fifteen minutes and concentrate on your assignment for the whole fifteen minutes. 7f you find that you lose your concentration before the timer runs out try to refocus your efforts. #hen the timer goes off set it again for your brea" which should be about five minutes. Repeat the process as you finish your assignment. As time goes by you will notice that your concentration is better even when there are distractions around (Arlov, 200 !.