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This article explains how we will put together our skills in summarizing, quoting, and paraphrasing to provide a descriptive annotation of a source. As the article explains, a good description includes:

• Information about who the author(s) of the work are and their credentials;
• Summary of the work's main points -- > This is where you tell your reader what the book or article is really ABOUT;
• Explanation of what the book or article includes in terms of charts, images, tables, or other related content;
• Discussion of the work's tone and writing style (this can include a brief quote from the work itself);
• Anything else that you think someone researching the same topic would want to know about the book or article.

In some cases, we will summarize this information, and in other instances, we will provide quotes and/or paraphrased information as examples

Instructions: Provide a descriptive annotation thatincludes the five characteristics of a "good description," as stated inthe link provided for the article below.

. Two Other Options: Paraphrasing and Summarizing 1. Paraphrasing Instead of using a direct quotation, you may paraphrase, which means to restate a passage in approx- imately the same number of words. This technique is helpful if you need either to make complex language simpler or to make a passage more professional. Also, you can paraphrase to maintain a consistent tone in your writing. Perhaps the most concise outline of the "revenge tragedy," of which Hamlet is the most famous example, comes from Fredson Bowers. He explains that the main character's "blood-revenge" demonstrates a "Kydian 'tragedy of revenge'" (63). This type of revenge accounts for the majority of the play, which provides the audience with the events that reveal the reason and purpose for revenge along with the steps the character takes. Bowers also details that in a revenge tragedy the revenge is a result of a larger calamity. Bowers continues by examining how a revenge tragedy, like with Hamlet, often uses ghosts as a way to encourage the murder(s). Of course, the use of ghosts is not required for the work to be a revenge tragedy. This type of tragedy typically includes the avenger unsure about the revenge resulting in the postponement of his actions. In the end, as Bower explains, the character appears to be or is actually brought to insanity. Still, the overall plot of the revenge tragedy will include not only the plot for revenge but also the "antagonist's counter-intrigue against the revenger" (64). Even though the underlined portion is a paraphrase, you still need to introduce the material and pro- vide comments after it. Plus, since the ideas are not yours, you must credit the author to avoid plagia- rism. However, since it is not a direct quote, you will not format it as a quote.

2. Summarizing In summarizing, you are condensing the information contained in the passage, omitting the detail but keeping the main idea. For example, an entire article may be summarized in a full paragraph whereas a paragraph in an article may require only a sentence or two. Perhaps the most concise outline of the "revenge tragedy," of which Hamlet is the most famous example, comes from Fredson Bowers. He explains the typical parts of a revenge tragedy: murdered ghosts encouraging retribution, revenger delaying because of uncertainty, a postponement of avengers actions, and his appearance of or actually insanity. As Bowers details, throughout the revenge tragedy, viewers understand the need for revenge based on the events, and the viewers not only see the plot for revenge but also the "antagonist's counter-intrigue against the revenger" (64). Like the paraphrase, the summary is still taking someone else's ideas and using them as your own. Therefore, you still need to cite those ideas and provide credit to the original author.