Paraphrasing, Quoting and Summarizing

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

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

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

What happens if your source does not have a page number? Most websites do not after all! 

• Make up a page number 
• Put "NO PAGE NUMBER"
• leave it off 
• Make it Page 1 

If the name of the author is Simon K. Cornwall, how do you cite it in-text?

• Simon

• Cornwall

• S. Cornwall

• Cornwall, S. K.

An in-text citation is a reference to give credit for paraphrased or quoted material.

• True

• False

What information shouldshould be included in an in-text citation in APA format?

• Author's last name

• Date of publication

• Author's last name and date of publication

• Author's last name, date of publication, and title of article.

What would NOT be a proper in-text citation?

• author last name and page number
• your name and date
• title of site and date
• author last name and date

How many in-text citations should you have?

• 10
• as many as you need to in order to avoid plagiarism
• 5
• none

Read the passage below and choose the best paraphrase/summary:

Many places will have record levels of pollen this spring. This is just one reason Americans are expected to spend $4.7 billion this year on prescription allergy medicines. The top three medications are Claritin, Allegra, and Zyrtec. A new study finds that almost two-thirds of those people who take these drugs do not need them.

"It is very obvious to anyone in the allergy field that many patients are being misdiagnosed," said Dr. Beth Corn. Corn is an allergist at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York.

• Americans are expected to spend billions of dollars on allergy medication. Many of these people taking the medicine do not actually need it.

• Dr. Beth Corn is an allergist in New York. She works at Mount Sinai Medical Center. She often gives her patients Zyrtec, Allegra, and Claritin.

• Americans could spend well over $4 billion this year on different allergy medications. Zyrtec, Claritin, and Allegra are three kinds of medication.

• Record amounts of pollen aggravate the allergies of people each year. Some people take Claritin, while others take Allegra to ease their allergies.