Quoting vs Paraphrasing vs Summarizing
when to paraphrase
1. When you want an alternative to direct quotations 2. When you rewrite an idea without changing the meaning 3. When you have a specific idea that's important to your claim 4. When you need more evidence of further explanation
when to quote
1. when the quoted words are your primary evidence for a point you're making 2. when the passage raises an important objection that you counter, and you want to show that you are not misrepresenting it or taking it out of context 3. when the words of a passage are original, odd, or otherwise too useful to lose in a paraphrase 4. When citing an important authority whose words will give your argument credibility
quote
appears between quotation
summary
does not match the source word for word
quote
exact words
quote
include a brief (effectively stated) segment of the text
paraphrase
modify the sentence structure
summary
modify the sentence structure
how do you avoid plagiarism?
no more than 3 matching words in a row
paraphrase
requires citation
quote
requires citation
summary
requires citation
summary
restate the main ideas from the original source in your own words
paraphrase
specific idea from the text in your own words
paraphrase
use different vocabulary
summarizing
what answers the following questions: 1. What does your author claim or present about this topic? 2. What do you think the author's purpose in creating the source was? 3. What kind of evidence (or facts) does the author provide to support his or her claim/information? 4. What information or opinions presented in the source are most interesting to you?
when to summarize
when you introduce your source and explain its significance to your writing.
