Paraphrasing versus Quoting

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Paraphrasing versus Quoting

• from Section 4 Collecting Information and
  Planning an Argument

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Introduction

• The importance of paraphrasing, quoting, and
  citing what one borrows from others cannot be
  stressed enough.
• To not cite where a quotation is found is to
  steal from that person therefore, all borrowed
  material/ideas must be cited.

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When to Use a Quote

• Ask the following questions when deciding how to
  use a quote
• Is the information significant enough and worded
  interestingly enough that it should be placed
  within quotation marks?
• Is the material considered common knowledge?
• Have you represented the authors ideas honorably
  without changing the meaning of his or her
  statement?
• Have you parenthetically cited any material that
  influenced ideas represented in your paper?

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Paraphrasing

• Paraphrasing quotes is an effective part of
  writing ones voice into a paper. Paraphrases
  should be used to create brief portions of an
  argument you are writing and discussing.
• Parenthetical documentation, a citation the shows
  the author and page from which the information
  has been borrowed, is required in paraphrasing as
  in all forms of borrowing material from others.
• See pages 187-9 in Peterson for further
  explanation.

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Direct Quotes

• Use direct quotes to punctuate the writing, but
  they should not be the writing. Use Petersons
  bulleted items on page 189 to guide you in using
  direct quotations. Use a direct quote if you
  cannot think of a better, more perfect way to
  state what the author has stated.
• The paper is yours, so make it your own!

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Block Quotations

• Block quotations are used sparingly and when a
  quote runs longer than four lines or forty words.
  Format a block quotation by using the following
  guidelines
• Enter down one space from the end of where your
  writing stops and click the Increase Indent
  button twice on the formatting toolbar.
• Do not use quotation marks, as the block
  indenting serves as the quotation marks.
• Place the final period before the parenthetical
  reference.
• See pages 190-1, in Peterson for an example.

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Mixing it upUsing Quotes in Paraphrases

• By summarizing and paraphrasing, a writer can
  assert his or her personality and voice into a
  paper.
• This can also be accomplished by incorporating
  portions of direct quotes in ones sentence.
• Not every quote must begin and end a sentence
  Part of another authors statement that adds
  pizzazz or that cannot be worded in another way
  to accurately show what an author intends to say
  can be added into a writers paper.
• See Figure 11.4, page 191, in Peterson for an
  example.

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Plagiarism

• Plagiarism is passing off the work of another as
  ones own writing. To state it bluntly,
  plagiarism is stealing.
• A writer can plagiarize by
• not paraphrasing, quoting, or citing a quotation
  borrowed from another source,
• buying and turning in the work of another,
• or copying and pasting whole or parts of another
  persons work into his or her paper.
• See page 193-51 in Peterson, sections 10d and 10e
  in Raimes and Consequences for Plagiarism at
  Lake Land College for guidance in avoiding
  plagiarism.

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Conclusion

• A PowerPoint presentation cannot possibly answer
  all of your questions about documentation of
  sources, so read your assignments in the books
  and email me questions or portion of your paper
  if you are uncertain about properly documenting
  sources.