Paraphrasing tools can be useful for presenting ideas in a text, but using them properly requires a basic understanding of ...

One of the important tasks of WR 111 is to teach students to craft strong, clear basic summaries of texts. Paraphrasing and outlining are of course related, though distinct, skills. The resources on ...

Our Essential Lessons are a sequence of lessons that form the backbone of the Writing Program curriculum, illustrating what we want all students to learn across our program’s diverse course topics.

In my United States History survey courses, student writing assignments are less traditional than those assigned by most professors in my department. I ask my students to write informal reactions to ...

Most students know they are expected to paraphrase sources, not copy them. What’s less evident is what good paraphrasing actually looks like – and why it’s tougher than it sounds. Simply switching the ...