Paraphrasing vs Quoting

How to Paraphrase

What is a Paraphrase?: Writing a sentence in your own words that captures the original passage’s meaning.

• ^{1. Putting all of the information from a source into your own words.}

• ^{2. Usually as long or longer than the original source.}

• ^{3. Used only for short passages of a source.}

• ^{4. Different words and different sentence structure than original.}

5 Steps of Paraphrasing

• Read Several Times

• Note Key Concepts 

• Write your own version (without looking at the original)

• Compare the texts  

• Cite the source

5 Tips for Paraphrasing

• 1. Start at a different point than the original

• 2. Use synonyms!

• 3. Change sentence structure

• 4. Break up long sentences or combine shorter ones

• 5. Change word forms 

Paraphrase Vs. Quotation

• Most of the time you will use paraphrase rather than quotation

• Paraphrasing makes it easier to incorporate the ideas of another writer into your paper.

• Use paraphrase to give your readers an accurate and comprehensive account of ideas in your source.

Paraphrase Vs. Summary

• A paraphrase records a short passage; a summary records a passage of any length.

• A paraphrase covers every point in the passage; a summary condenses and includes only main ideas.

• A paraphrase records ideas in the same order as the original passage; a summary changes the order of ideas when necessary to make the summary more coherent.

• A paraphrase does not interpret; a summary might explain or interpret.

• A paraphrase is a bit shorter than the original; a summary is much shorter than the original.

Characteristics of a Bad Paraphrase

• Misunderstanding: writer of paraphrase misunderstands the text.

• Adding: writer puts his own ideas into the text.

• Guessing: writer only understood part of the material and ignores the part they didn’t understand.

• Plagiarizing or sloppy paraphrasing: writer uses too many of the words, phrases and sentence structures of the original source.

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How many words can you copy without plagiarizing?

The rule of thumb is: More than THREE consecutive words, not counting short words such as "a," "the," "but," "in," "an," or "and" need either quotation marks and a footnote or acknowledgement of the author in the text of your paper.

Summarizing is easier than quoting and paraphrasing and you've probably practiced it since you were in first grade. Summarizing means answering these questions:

• What is the main idea?

• What is that passage about?

• What is the most important point?

• What is the author trying to claim?

When using a quote, you need to follow these steps: I.C.E.

• Introduce the quote - provide some background information

• Cite - According to,... In a survey, ... _____ states, ...

• Explain - provide a reason why the quote is relevant to your topic.

Multiple Choice

When you paraphrase, you should be sure to..

• Put quotation marks around it

• Put it in your own words and make it shorter than the original

• Put it in your own words, but keep it about the same length as the original

• Just change the order of the words around in the sentence

Multiple Choice

Whether you are paraphrasing, summarizing, or quoting, you should ALWAYS

• Keep most of the words the same as the original

• Cite the source

• Use quotation marks

Multiple Select

A summary should..(select all that apply)

• Be shorter than the original text

• The same length as the original text

• Include the main ideas

• Include all details

Multiple Choice

When should you include a direct quote?

• When they are lengthy and will take up more space

• When they are really short

• When they at least somewhat relate to the topic

• When they are meaningful, relevant, and support the main idea

Multiple Choice

If you include a quote, you must make sure..

• The author is still alive

• that you explain how it is relevant to your paper

• that you have put it in your own words

Multiple Choice

In writing, what does ICE stand for?

• In Case of Emergency

• Increase wording, correct, edit

• Introduce, Cite, Explain

• Introduce, Communicate, Edit

Multiple Select

Why do we paraphrase, summarize, and quote?

• Provide supporting evidence

• Develop Credibility

• Enhance Writing

• Add depth

Multiple Select

How can a writer avoid plagiarism?

• Copy and paste

• Asking a friend for help with the assignment

• Directly quoting and citing sources

• Paraphrasing and Summarizing and citing sources