Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Retelling: Skills for Better Reading, Writing, and Test Taking PUB195602 Russian Revolution

Russian Revolution

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

ISBN10: 0988888866

and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate

Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Retelling: Skills for Better Reading, Writing, and Test Taking PUB195602 Russian RevolutionWhat'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