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- Quoting:
- Quote sparingly: Use quotes only when
the author's choice of words to express his/her idea perfectly
capture the point. No instructor wants to receive a written product
that is basically a string of quotes.
- Use proper quoting mechanics: Be sure
to use quotation marks around the text you are quoting. Also, include
the author's name before or after the quotation and indicate added
phrases with brackets [ ] and omitted text with ellipses ...
- Incorporate a citation: You must include
citation elements in the sentence(s) you are quoting. These citation
elements include author's name, page number, and year, with the
exact format varying across style manuals.
- Samples: The Libraries
at UNC-Chapel Hill offer a Citing Information Tutorial which
gives quoting examples for APA and MLA.
- Paraphrasing and Summarizing:
- Use your interpretation: Without looking
at the original text, craft your paraphrase or summary. Be sure
you are using unique words and phrases and reordering clauses within
the sentence. It is plagiarism to simply reorder words within a
sentence or sentences within a paragraph.
- Incorporate a citation: You must include
citation elements in the sentence(s) you are quoting. These citation
elements include author's name, page number, and year, with the
exact format varying across style manuals.
- Samples: The Libraries
at UNC-Chapel Hill offer a Citing Information Tutorial which
gives paraphrasing examples for APA and MLA.
- No Need to Cite Your Source:
- Using your own work: You do not need
to cite your own thoughts, ideas, written products, or research.
- Drawing on common knowledge:
You do not need to cite information classified as common knowledge.
Examples of common knowledge include indisputable facts known by
large numbers of people, and common sense observations.
Works consulted in the creation of this document included avoiding plagiarism
Web pages from the Online
Writing Lab at Purdue University and Duke
University Libraries.
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