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Writing With Sources

Writing With Sources. Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quotations. Summarizing: Characteristics. CITATION Use your own words and sentence structure Shorter than original Write the main ideas or key points that the author is saying . Purpose:

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Writing With Sources

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  1. Writing With Sources Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quotations

  2. Summarizing: Characteristics • CITATION • Use your own words and sentence structure • Shorter than original • Write the main ideas or key points that the author is saying. Purpose: Most useful when you only want to use the main ideas to convey/support your point and shorten the information

  3. Paraphrasing:Characteristics • CITATION • Use your own words and sentence structure • Slightly shorter or the same length as the original • Restate all of the information Purpose: Utilize this strategy when you feel all of the information is equally important and you need the details to understand the information (Don’t use the exact words)

  4. Quotation:Characteristics • CITATION • “exact words from a source” (Hacker 346). • Surrounded by quotation marks • Use the same punctuation and capitalization as the original text Purpose: Used when the original writing is so profound that if it was rephrased or reworded the idea would be lost. Also used when the terminology is specific to a discipline and cannot be reworded.

  5. Source # from source card plus outline Slug Method of Note Taking Example Outline I. Introduction A. Thesis statement II. Background Information III. Awareness IV. Prevention tactics A. Importance B. Implementation Note Taking on Index Cards

  6. Note Taking During Research • Need to keep track of your sources and information • Read the source and take notes on the sheet provided • One sheet per day/ per source • Know why or how you will use the information

  7. Introducing a Quote- example “factually the N.F.L. knew or should have known of these potentially devastating neurological problems, and yet it didn’t take any active role in addressing the issue for players,” said Larry Coben, who represents seven retirees, including McMahon, the quarterback who helped lead the Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl victory in 1986. How did the author of this article include the source? What information did the author include?

  8. Steps to Introducing a Quote • Identify if you need to paraphrase some of the ideas around the quote • The lawsuits against the NFL believe that the helmet manufacturers hid information about the brain damage. • Use the author or article title of the quote you took • Larry Coben, who is the lawyer for some of the retired players, was quoted in the article “For NFL, Concussion Suits May be Test for Sport Itself”… • Use a signal word (verb) before you insert the quote • arguing the NFL “didn’t take any active role in addressing the issue for players” (Belson, par. 8).

  9. Summary and a Quote The NFL way of handling long-term injuries have reached the courts. Dozens of retired players go before the court to “outline the league’s medical practices” (Belsonpar. 1). Even if the NFL knew of should have know, they did not take any role in addressing the issues.

  10. Paraphrase The long discussion about the NFL’s handing concussions has gone to the courts with many lawsuits, making the possibility higher that former players will go to juries to explain the league’s medical uses and long term problems caused by the sport (Belsonpar. 1).

  11. How to Prove a Source is Credible • Sources name • Credibility in the article • Credentials (Ex: Professor) • Have they used other resources to cite their claim? • Title of sources article

  12. MLA In-Text Citations: the Basics • MLA uses parenthetical citations • Parenthetical citations depend on the source type (e.g. Print, Web, DVD) • Parenthetical citations also depend on the source’s entry on the Works Cited page • Signal word in the text is the first thing in the corresponding entry on the Works Cited page

  13. Author-Page Style In-text Example: Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263). Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263). Corresponding Works Cited Entry: Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. London: Oxford U.P., 1967. Print.

  14. With Unknown Author In-text Example: We see so many global warming hotspots in North America likely because this region has “more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change . . .” (“Impact of Global Warming” 6).

  15. With Unknown Author Corresponding Works Cited Entry: “The Impact of Global Warming in North America.” GLOBAL WARMING: Early Signs. 1999. Web. 23 Mar. 2009.

  16. Adding/Omitting Words In-text Example for Adding Words: Jan Harold Brunvand, in an essay on urban legends, states: "some individuals [who retell urban legends] make a point of learning every rumor or tale" (78). In-text example for Omitting Words: In an essay on urban legends, Jan Harold Brunvand notes that "some individuals make a point of learning every recent rumor or tale . . . and in a short time a lively exchange of details occurs" (78).

  17. For More Information Source: The OWL at Purdue. “MLA PowerPoint Presentation.” The Writing Lab. Purdue University. 2010. Website. 25 November 2010. Purdue OWL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

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