Week 2 Application: Paraphrasing

Paraphrasing can help you keep track of the articles that you are reading, as well as help you avoid

inadvertent plagiarism. For this Application Assignment, you will find two articles in the Walden University

Library related to the topic you have chosen for the Evaluative Research Essay. You will then paraphrase

the abstract of each article.

To prepare for this assignment:

Review the readings on Plagiarism and Academic Integrity.

Review Chapter 6, "Crediting Sources" from the APA Manual.

Review the readings about Using the Walden Library.

Review the Effective Paraphrasing document.

Review the media, "Everything You Wanted to Know About English but Were Afraid to Ask—

Paraphrasing."

Use the Walden Library to locate two articles from peer-reviewed journals. The articles you find

should be related to the topic you have chosen for your Evaluative Research Essay. Each article

should present an opposing view on the social issue you have chosen for your essay.

The assignment:

In a Microsoft Word document, write a citation for each of the two articles using APA format.

Below each citation, paste a copy of the abstract for each article.

Paraphrase the abstract below the copied text. Clearly indicate which abstract is the original and

which is your paraphrase.

Be sure to include in-text citations in APA style for your paraphrase.

Questions about this assignment? Post them in the Ask the Instructor area under Course Home. That

way, everyone in the class will see, and benefit from, the Instructor's response.

Submit your Application to the Dropbox by Day 7. In order to receive full credit, all assignments are

due on time. Should you encounter an unanticipated and uncontrollable life event that may prevent you

from meeting an assignment deadline, contact the Instructor immediately to request an extension. Your

Instructor's contact information is in the Instructor area under Course Home. For a full description of the

late policy, please refer to the "Policies on Late Assignments" section of your Syllabus.

Save your Application as a ".doc" or ".rtf" file with the

filename lastname_firstinitial_weeknumber_assignment. For example, Chris Smith's filename for this

Application would be Smith_C_w2_Application1.doc.

Submit your Application to the Week 2: Paraphrasing Dropbox basket. Directions for using the Dropbox

are in the Course Information area under Course Home.