Resources: Finding Evaluating and Utilizing Credible Information; Appropriate St

Resources: Finding Evaluating and Utilizing Credible Information; Appropriate Style
Guidelines; the Axia College Writing Resources Web Site; Appendix D; and Appendix E
Resources Web site at http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/researchroom/sources
regarding when and how to quote summarize and paraphrase sources.
Practice note-taking techniques by quoting a source you plan to use for your research
paper summarizing a second source and paraphrasing a third source.
Follow APA style guidelines
Use Appendix E to complete this activity.
Answer the following questions: How do you decide what information is noteworthy and
what is not? How do you determine whether to quote paraphrase or summarize a
source?
Post Appendix E as an attachment.
Appendix E
Quoting Summarizing and Paraphrasing Sources
Summarize:
Be brief.
Reflect key facts or ideas.
Help readers understand context.
Do not insert personal views.
Write in your own words except for quotations. Paraphrase:
Use details.
Reflect the structure of the source.
Reflect the ideas of the original author.
Do not insert personal views.
Write in your own words except for quotations. Quote:

Choose a well-stated key idea.
Use a verb of attribution to introduce the quotation (for example He claimed She reported They assert).
Punctuate correctly.
Cite in APA format.