Project Summary: What's the main tool of a writer? The thesaurus!!! You must thesaura-size at least three times in each Part of your essays for this class. See Chapter 3 of The 5 Part Method text for the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing. In an essay, you restate your Focus several times. After each in-text citation from an expert, you must paraphrase toward your own Focus. These are only a couple of opportunities to use a thesaurus. So, let's get some practice. Find a Great Citation from one of your readings. Be sure to be accurate in your signal phrases! Should you use 'narrator'? Is it a character speaking, etc...? See the MLA Success Doc!