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Writing & Citing Quotations & Paraphrases

Writing & Citing Quotations & Paraphrases. English 111 Sept. 16, 2014. Synthesizing Sources. For the Summarizing & Responding project, you will need to accurately quote and/or paraphrase the narrative you read as well as cite those quotations and paraphrases correctly.

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Writing & Citing Quotations & Paraphrases

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  1. Writing & Citing Quotations & Paraphrases English 111 Sept. 16, 2014

  2. Synthesizing Sources For the Summarizing & Responding project, you will need to accurately quote and/or paraphrase the narrative you read as well as cite those quotations and paraphrases correctly. These are skills you will continue through later projects • Why is synthesizing like this necessary? • Why is citing and documenting them necessary?

  3. What is… Quotation? Direct representation of the words w/ quotation marks Exact words even w/spelling or grammatical errors Same length as original unless you use an ellipses (…) or brackets [ ] • Paraphrase? • Restatement of exact ideas and information in new words. • About the same length as the original, or longer, than original text. • In your own words and writing style.

  4. Which of the above must be cited in-text? BOTH: All knowledge or language borrowed from another source must be cited in-text to give credit to the source.

  5. Components of a Quotation Quotation marks surrounding exact borrowed language Attributive/Author Tag In-Text Citation Attributive/ Author Tag Quotation marks surrounding exact borrowed language In-Text Citation

  6. Components of a Paraphrase Attributive/Author Tag Paraphrased passage • An In-Text Citation • A paraphrased passage, approximating the exact content of original in new words & writing style. Attributive/ Author Tag In-Text Citation In-Text Citation Paraphrased passage

  7. Basic APA In-Text Citations • Last name of the author, year of publication, and page number • Placement of these depends on whether author is named in sentence (See examples) • Citation at end of passage is placed after quotation marks and before the period.

  8. Basic MLA In-Text Citations • Last name of the author and page number (if available) • Placed at end of the passage, after quotation marks and before period. • If author’s last name is noted in passage, it is not required in citation.

  9. What does a Citation do? A citation refers readers to the Works Cited (MLA) or References (APA) at the end of the document, listed by last name of author.

  10. What does a Citation do? It refers readers to the Works Cited (MLA) or References (APA) at the end of the document, listed by last name of author.

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