Citations

When paraphrasing, you DO NOT explain the ideas in your own words.

• True
• False

When you paraphrase__________.

• You summarize the main idea of something in your own words.

• You write exactly what the author said and add quotation marks.

• You give credit to yourself for the idea.

What can you do to avoid plagiarism? 

• Cite your source within your essay. 
• Include a Work's Cited page.
• Use quotation marks.
• All of the above.

Which of the following is an example of plagiarism? 

• Writing down your own ideas.
• Writing an essay in your own words.
• Copying words from a book and using them as your own.
• Singing along with the radio.

Knowing how to cite sources is important because

• it lets you add specific details

• it avoids plagiarism

• it makes you look more credible

• all of these

Putting a part of your source's information in your own words

• plagiarism

• paraphrasing

• parachuting

• paralysis

In text citations are also called:

• parents citations

• parenthetical citations

• Parental consent

An in text citation has Four parts

• True

• False

Is this in text citation correct?

Danny thinks Pandas are the ' 'most amazing creatures of all time' ' (Murphy 27)

• yes

• no