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  1. Using Sources (Citing, Quoting, and Paraphrasing)

    Using Sources (Citing, Quoting, and Paraphrasing) Toggle Dropdown. Understanding a citation ; Examples of Quotation ; Examples of Paraphrase ; Using Images in Your Writing Toggle Dropdown. Chicago Manual of Style: Citing Images ; Researching the Op-Ed; Researching the Job Letter Toggle Dropdown. Researching Prospective Employers ; Resume Resources

  2. Paraphrases

    Published authors paraphrase their sources most of the time, rather than directly quoting the sources; student authors should emulate this practice by paraphrasing more than directly quoting. When you paraphrase, cite the original work using either the narrative or parenthetical citation format.

  3. Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

    Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing. This handout is intended to help you become more comfortable with the uses of and distinctions among quotations, paraphrases, and summaries. This handout compares and contrasts the three terms, gives some pointers, and includes a short excerpt that you can use to practice these skills.

  4. What's the Difference? Summarizing, Paraphrasing, & Quoting

    Oppositely, the main difference between quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing is that quoting is done word for word from the original work. Both paraphrasing and summarizing only touch on the key points and are written with some variation from the initial author's work, usually in the style and tone of the new author.

  5. Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting

    Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting. This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. This handout is intended to help you become more comfortable with the uses of and distinctions among summaries, paraphrases, and quotations. What are the differences among summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting?

  6. What is the difference between quotation, paraphrase, and summary

    Paraphrasing is usually expected in research and argumentative essays. These type of papers benefit from paraphrasing because it shows that you understand the source and are therefore a reliable voice on that source. Paraphrasing can make the evidence more straightforward. Another reason to paraphrase is to adjust your tone for your audience.

  7. Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing

    Quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing are similar in that they allow a writer to incorporate another writer's work into his or her own work. However, they are different in the methods of application. Quotation s are identical in every way to the original. To quote a source, write out the exact words in the original document and put those words ...

  8. Quoting vs. Paraphrasing vs. Summarizing

    What is summarizing? Next, we come to summarizing. Summarizing is on a much larger scale than quoting or paraphrasing. While similar to paraphrasing in that you use your own words, a summary's primary focus is on translating the main idea of an entire document or long section. Summaries are useful because they allow you to mention entire chapters or articles—or longer works—in only a few ...

  9. Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting

    Activate students' schemata regarding the similarities and differences among summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting. Materials. Chalkboard/whiteboard. Computer Lab Option Materials. ... Summarizing. Paraphrasing. Quoting. Must reference the original source; The text is much shorter than the original text. (For example, one may write a single ...

  10. Paraphrasing vs. Summarizing Explained

    Paraphrasing is used for individual details and specific points, whereas summarizing is used for general ideas and broad overviews. Think of it like this: You paraphrase a sentence or paragraph, but you summarize a paper, chapter, or book. The difference between paraphrasing and summarizing is the scope—are you rewriting a single point or a ...

  11. Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing: what's the difference?

    A summary provides an overview of an idea or topic. You might wish to summarize parts of a source if you're writing a literature review as part of a longer research paper. Summarizing requires you to sum up the key points of a text, argument, or idea. A summary will be shorter than the original material. Even if you're not using any of the ...

  12. PDF Quoting, Summarizing & Paraphrasing

    Quoting, Summarizing & Paraphrasing Quoting, summarizing, and paraphrasing are all ways of integrating source material into your writing. Understanding the differences between these approaches may be helpful for deciding how to integrate a source in a way that makes sense for your specific context and goals. The table below outlines

  13. Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

    Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing Contributors: Dana Lynn Driscoll, Allen Brizee Last Edited: 2010-06-16 01:46:17 This handout is intended to help you become more comfortable with the uses of and distinctions among quotations, paraphrases, and summaries. This handout compares and contrasts the three terms, gives some pointers, and includes

  14. Paraphrasing, Summarizing, and Quoting: What's the Difference?

    Knowing the difference between quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing is the key to avoiding accidental plagiarism. Forgetting to properly indicate a quote with quotation marks, paraphrasing incorrectly by just changing a few words, or summarizing without giving proper credit are all ways that authors can commit accidental plagiarism.

  15. Paraphrasing vs Summarizing

    Whether you're paraphrasing, summarizing, or quoting, you need to make sure to properly acknowledge where these ideas are coming from or you risk committing plagiarism. It's perfectly acceptable to reference other people's work, as long as you give credit where it's due. When you understand the differences among paraphrasing ...

  16. Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

    Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing What are the differences among quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing? These three ways of incorporating other writers' work into your own writing differ according to the closeness of your writing to the source writing. Quotations must be identical to the original, using a narrow segment of the source ...

  17. Understand Citations

    Paraphrasing is taking the idea of a sentence or passage, and putting it into your own words. Paraphrasing is NOT copying the sentence and replacing or changing a few words to be different from the original. (This is called "patchwriting" and may trigger plagiarism-detecting programs.) You should paraphrase when the idea or point is more ...

  18. Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

    What are the differences among quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing? These three ways of incorporating other writers' work into your own writing differ according to the closeness of your writing to the source writing. Quotations must be identical to the original, using a narrow segment of the source. They must match the source document word ...

  19. PDF Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing Sources

    Summarize and paraphrase Summarizing and paraphrasing are similar; both involve putting a source's ideas into your own words. The difference is one of scale. A summary is similar to the abstract of a research article or the blurb on the back of a book: it succinctly describes a much longer piece of writing. You might describe the key points of

  20. Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting: Similar Yet Different

    The difference between paraphrasing and summarizing comes down to intent. Paraphrasing isn't meant to remove any information, only to rephrase it, while a summary purposely removes most details in order to hone in on the overall message and the most important ideas or conclusions. Paraphrasing and quoting are essentially opposites.

  21. Decide when to Quote, Paraphrase and Summarize

    What are the differences among quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing? A quote is the exact wording of the source material (either written or spoken). Quotes match the original source word for word. A paraphrase is a detailed restatement in your own words of a written or sometimes spoken source material. Apart from the changes in organization ...

  22. Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

    Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing . What are the differences among quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing? These three ways of incorporating other writers' work into your own writing differ according to the closeness of your writing to the source writing. Quotations must be identical to the original, using a narrow segment of the source ...

  23. Quoting, Paraphrasing, & Summarizing

    Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing are all different ways of including evidence and the ideas of others into your assignments. Using evidence from credible sources to support your thesis is an important part of academic writing. Citing the source of any quote, paraphrase, or summary is an important step to avoid plagiarism.

  24. Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing Strategies

    Quoting: Paraphrasing: Summarizing: What is it: Copying directly from a source, word-for-word, using quotation marks around the entire quote. Using your own words to fully describe ideas from a source. Using your own words to convey only the key points or main arguments of a source. When to use it: Sparingly!

  25. Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting

    Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting. Depending on the conventions of your discipline, you may have to decide whether to summarize a source, paraphrase a source, or quote from a source. Scholars in the humanities tend to summarize, paraphrase, and quote texts; social scientists and natural scientists rely primarily on summary and paraphrase.