The exact words of someone else woven into your writing, noted by using quotation marks

Sources the reader can trust and believe because they are authorized or published by a reputable person or organization that uses research as evidence

stating the author and page or paragraph number from a source when using a direct quotation

statements that are written by the author that prove their claim makes sense

restatement or rewording of an idea from a text

the practice of taking someone else's work and passing it off as your own

a specialized way of ordering punctuation, grammar, and in-text citations from a specific set of guidelines

facts that come from sources

a place where information on a topic is gathered

The original piece of writing being cited

using evidence from a text to help with proving an argument, point, or fact

Sources that relate to a piece of writing