Quotes, Paraphrases, Summaries

What is NOT part of quoting?

• summarizing the author's main point

• citing the evidence

• introducing the quote

• explaining the evidence

What is NOT part of a summary?

• topic sentence

• author's name and the text title

• supporting ideas to back up the main idea

• quoting directly from the source

Which are good strategies for paraphrasing?

• start in a different place

• use synonyms

• copy the text exactly

• change the sentence lengths

Which of the following correctly paraphrase the poem "Humpty Dumpty"?

• Humpty Dumpty got hurt, but the king couldn't fix him.

• All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty together again.

• No matter how much they tried, the king's workers couldn't fix Humpty after he fell.

• Humpty Dumpty is an egg.

Which of the following correctly summarize the poem "Humpty Dumpty"?

• Humpty Dumpty got hurt, but the king couldn't fix him.

• All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty together again.

• Humpty Dumpty sat on top of a wall and then fell from it. 

• Humpty Dumpty is an egg.

Which of the following correctly quote the poem "Humpty Dumpty"?

• Humpty Dumpty got hurt, but the king couldn't fix him.

• All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty together again.

• Humpty Dumpty sat on top of a wall and then fell from it. 

• Humpty Dumpty is an egg.

Which is the correct way to include a quote?

• "This is the answer." (Source 2)

• The author said this is the answer. (Source 2, Paragraph 2).

• The author stated, "This is the answer" (Source 3, Paragraph 1).

• "This is the answer. (Source 1, Paragrah 7).

When you use an author's exact words in your paper, those words are called a

Any words which are not your own should be enclosed within these

• Quotation Marks 
• Commas
• Brackets
• Parentheses

Which of the following are considered textual evidence?

• paraphrases

• summaries

• your own ideas

• quotations