Avoiding Plagiarism:Improving Students' Ability to Reference Sources

A complementary presentation

Direct Quotes & Paraphrasing

When is it appropriate to quote a source directly and when is it

appropriate to paraphrase?

Use a direct quote when...o The author has insightful phrasing or a

brief description of an idea that you want to use word-for-word

Write a paraphrase to...o Improve the quality of your paper

by explaining another person’s thoughts in your own writing style, improving the flow and readability

Direct Quotes & Paraphrasing

Make sure to put direct quotes in quotation marks! Unless the quote runs on for 4+ lines, then

use a block quote.

Either way, cite your sources!

Effectively ParaphrasingParaphrasing is explaining another person's

thoughts in your own words.

Tips when paraphrasing:

• Make a short list of the quote’s main ideas and important words

• Use these ideas and synonyms for these words in your paraphrase

• Add a citation or reference

Make sure that the paraphrase is in your own writing style, not like the

author’s or anyone else’s!

Sources We Will Use

• Articles

• Magazines

• Books

Read and analyze these sources. What information would be good to use as a

direct quote? What would be better for a paraphrase?

Practice giving credit – create citations for these sources.

Use the EasyBib notebook to summarize these sources. Specify

direct quotes and paraphrases.

Summarize

Exchange Articles with Peers

Swap your resource with a classmate and read it. Then,

read your classmate’s summarized notes.

Group Discussion

• Was there any key information left out?

• Was it paraphrased correctly?

• What are the differences among the sources?

• How is the information presented in those different source types?

Class Discussion

• What are the challenges of paraphrasing?

• When should you quote a source directly?

• When should you paraphrase a source?

• How is information presented in different source types?

• How do you use that information?

Questions?