Quoting, Paraphrasing, Summarizing, and Citing

What is the purpose of in-text citations (aka parenthetical citations)?

• to establish purpose and credibility for your argument

• to make it easier for someone to find the original source

• to avoid plagiarism

• all the above

Using another person's words or ideas without giving proper credit is....

• pirating

• copyright violation

• acceptable

• plagiarism

What two pieces of information should be included in the in-text citation?

• First letter of the author's last name and page numbers

• Page numbers

• Article title and author

• Author's last name and page number

"Twice as many people are killed from donkeys in a year than planes" (Teteak 17).

• Correct

• Incorrect

"The Tudor dynasty ended in 1603" (Jones 5).

• Correct

• Incorrect

What is the correct citation for a quote on page 112 from the book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling ?

• .(Rowling 112)

• ("Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban")

• (Rowling 112).

• (Potter 112)

What does the number mean in the following citation: (Allman 98).

• The year of publication

• The page number on which the information was found

• The author's age

• The number of authors

When should you use quotation marks?

• When you are taking something directly (word for word) from the source

• When you use someone else's words/ideas without giving them credit.

• When you are putting information from a source into your own words.

• To restate the main points in your own words.

In “What’s Love?” John Smith claims that, “love is the biggest obsession in history" (Smith 12).

• Correct

• Incorrect

What is paraphrasing?

• When you are taking something directly (word for word) from the source

• When you use someone else's words/ideas without giving them credit.

• When you are putting information from a source into your own words.

• To restate the main points in your own words.