Below is the opening prompt for "Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing...Oh, my!" by Sally Baggett.
Her article will help you to use quotes, paraphrases, and summaries in your writing. To review the article, click on the ellipsis […] at the end of the blurb.
Posted 04 April 2017
Under Blog Posts/ Writing
If you’ve ever written a research essay, you know the struggle is real. Should you use a direct quote? Should you put it in your own words? And how is summarizing different from paraphrasing—aren’t they kind of the same thing? Knowing how you should include your source takes some finesse, […]
Writing with Resources
- Writing Original Work
- Avoiding Plagiarism
- Quoting
- Paraphrasing
- Quote vs Paraphrase
- Summarizing
- Good Note Taking
USAGE
Source usage is essential to quality writing, making the difference between an unsupported, under-developed essay and a highly-persuasive essay easy to spot. You must incorporate sources into your Body Paragraphs to assert your ideas, defend your argument, and develop your support. You will prove your thesis in your Body Paragraphs through source usage (not in the introduction or conclusion). See the content on Source Usage below.
Source Usage
CITATIONS
Citing sources properly is essential to avoiding plagiarism. No matter if plagiarism is intentional or unintentional, all un-cited source usage counts as plagiarism and will negatively impact your standing with the instructor, your assignment grade, and possibly result in expulsion from the class. Learn about citations so that you do not plagiarize. See the Source Citation content below.
Source Citation
- Give Credit
- General Guidelines
- Handouts and Style Guides
- In Text Punctuation
- How to Cite
- Figures and Charts
- Image Usage
Citation Rules
Images in Writing
Finding, Using, Integrating, and Citing Sources in Academic Papers
Additional Resources Online:
Notes:
Taking Careful Notes from MIT
Procrastination, Pressure, and Plagiarism:
Working Under Pressure from MIT
Writing Original Work from MIT
Source Integration:
Paraphrase
Paraphrase: Write It in Your Own Words by the Online Writing Lab at Purdue Copyright ©1995-2018 by The Writing Lab & The OWL at Purdue and Purdue University. All rights reserved.
Avoiding Plagiarism - Paraphrasing from MIT
Quote
Summary
Summarizing from MIT's Handbook for Students
Citing Your Sources:
Handbooks:
Are you looking for an online version, .pdf, or printable handbook to help students with writing? The MIT Academic Integrity Handbook (used for properly formatting, structuring, and citing content within an academic essay) is available as a high-quality printable PDF in both grayscale and color.
The handbook is formatted for 8.5x11 paper, so you will not need to make any adjustments for printing.
Click image to view/print grayscale pdf Click image to view/print color pdf
Writing Handbook--Print on Demand from MIT
Style guides to consult
Academic organizations and some disciplines outline their own styles of how to cite sources and format research papers. You may have heard of or used some of the styles before.
Consult these print and online style guides for examples of citing sources in the text of your paper and in a bibliography or reference list.
Various styles - the following resources provide examples of citing sources in several styles
· Research and Documentation In the Digital Age - by Diana Hacker. Covers MLA, APA, CMS and CSE styles
· Citing References Wiki - Maintained by LexisNexis and includes examples from MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian.
Liberty Quick Links for Writing Styles
Liberty Quick Links for General Resources
· Check Google Scholar or www.crossref.org for DOIs of all articles published since 2007, if one is not readily denoted on the article itself.
MLA: Modern Language Association [Humanities]
· MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing - Hayden Library, Humanities Reference, PN147.G444
· MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide (online from The Owl at Purdue, with many examples of creating in-text footnotes and works cited entries)
APA: American Psychological Association [Social Sciences]
· Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association - Hayden Library, Humanities Reference and Dewey Library Reference, BF76.7.A46
· APA Formatting and Style Guide (online from The Owl at Purdue with several examples of in-text citations and reference list entries)
CMS: Chicago Manual of Style [various subjects]
· Chicago Manual of Style - Hayden Library, Humanities Reference and Dewey Library Reference, Z253.C532
· Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide (online from the Chicago Manual of Style web site, with examples of citing various types of publications)
Turabian: Manual of Style [Religion and Philosophy subjects]
ACS: American Chemical Society
· ACS Style Guidelines (online from UW-Madison Libraries, providing examples for citing references in the text and the bibliography of a research paper)
CSE: Council of Science Editors
· Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors and Publishers - Hayden Library, Science Reference, T11.S386
· CSE Style: Biology and Other Sciences (online from Research and Documentation Online by Diana Hacker and Barbara Fister; gives examples of in-text and reference list citations)
IEEE: Institute of Electronics & Electrical Engineers
· Writing and Speaking in the Technology Professions: A Practical Guide - Barker Library Stacks, T11.W75
· IEEE Editorial Style Manual (online PDF; "provides editorial guidelines for IEEE Transcations, Journals, and Letters." Includes citation examples)
· How to Cite References - IEEE Style (online from Murdoch University Library, with many examples of citing various publications)
NLM: National Library of Medicine or AMA: American Medical Association
· AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors - Hayden Library, Science Reference, R119.A533
· Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors and Publishers (online from the National Library of Medicine)
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to find additional help with source citations.
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