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  1. Paraphrasing

    6 Steps to Effective Paraphrasing. Reread the original passage until you understand its full meaning. Set the original aside, and write your paraphrase on a note card. Jot down a few words below your paraphrase to remind you later how you envision using this material. At the top of the note card, write a key word or phrase to indicate the ...

  2. Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

    Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing - Purdue OWL

  3. MLA Formatting and Style Guide

    MLA Formatting and Style Guide - Purdue OWL

  4. Paraphrasing

    Two unavoidable steps in that process are paraphrasing (changing the language into your own) and summarizing (getting rid of smaller details and leaving only the primary points). These steps are necessary for three reasons. First, if you used the original writer's language without any changes, it limits your own learning; by paraphrasing and ...

  5. MLA 9th Edition Changes

    This 9th edition focuses on clarification, guidance, and expansion on MLA 8, an edition that featured extensive changes. The use of core elements for Works Cited was designed to be more user-friendly, with built-in flexibility that allows writers to cite their sources in ways that works best for their specific projects.

  6. MLA Formatting Quotations

    MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook (8th ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.

  7. Paraphrasing in MLA

    A paraphrase is a piece of information written in a new way after reading and analyzing a source. A paraphrase translates the main ideas of a passage into a new passage that uses your own words and perspective. A paraphrase lets you control what point or information is highlighted. A paraphrase allows you turn a long passage into a condensed ...

  8. SJSU Research Guides: Paraphrasing: Citing in MLA

    Citing in MLA. And here is how your article citation would look if you're using MLA. In-text citation: Parents should be concerned about online advertising. These advertisers are manipulative, and children are more vulnerable than most parents expect (Cornish 454). Works Cited page:

  9. Berntsen Library: MLA Style Guide, 8th Edition: How to Paraphrase

    How to paraphrase and cite correctly, avoid inadvertently plagiarizing when putting information into your own words. See the examples below to find out more. ... MLA Style Guide, 8th Edition. About MLA; Works Cited Entries: What to Include; Works Cited Core Elements Toggle Dropdown. Author ; Title of Source ;

  10. Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

    These guidelines will help you to avoid unintentional plagiarism. Any quote, paraphrase, or summary needs to be accompanied by an in-text citation that identifies what work you are referring to. This gives credit to the people you have learned from and shows the process of your work. Purdue OWL Guide to Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing.

  11. In-Text Citations and Paraphrasing

    Examples of In-Text Citations. The following examples display in-text citations. Although all three examples are different they are still correct because they include the author's last name, quotation or paraphrase, and the page number.

  12. MLA

    The author's last name and page number(s) from where the quotation or paraphrase is taken appears in the text. The structure of the in-text citation will depend on whether you are paraphrasing or quoting the text. ... A Quick Guide, and Purdue OWL's MLA Works Cited Page: Basic Format are recommended resources for getting more information about ...

  13. MLA In-Text Citations

    3.4. (145) An in-text citation is a reference to a source that is found within the text of a paper (Handbook 227). This tells a reader that an idea, quote, or paraphrase originated from a source. MLA in-text citations usually include the last name of the author and the location of cited information. This guide focuses on how to create MLA in ...

  14. Research Guides: ENGL 91: Summarize, Paraphrase, and Quote

    Examples and Exercises for Understand Paraphrasing and Summarizing. Practice identifying appropriately paraphrased passages with the University of Arizona's Global Campus Writing Center Paraphrasing Activity. Practice summarizing and paraphrasing with this introductory exercise from the Owl of Purdue, answers provided.

  15. Free MLA Citation Generator and Format|Citation Machine

    MLA Works Cited: Include 4 full citations for: de Castella's article, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, and The BFG. Don't forget to create full, or regular citations, and place them at the end of your project. If you need help with in-text and parenthetical citations, CitationMachine.net can help.

  16. Research Guides: Citation Guide: MLA Style

    Call Number: LB 2369.M52 2021. ISBN: 9781603293518. Publication Date: 2021-04-06. The MLA Handbook is the official source for current MLA Style guidelines. Access MLA Handbook Plus online here or go to the information desk & ask to use the reserve hard copy. Quoting and Paraphrasing in MLA Format.

  17. How to Quote, Paraphrase, and Summarize

    Paraphrasing: Explain the meaning of the author's ideas, in your own words; Use an in-text citation right after the paraphrase; Then after the paraphrase and citation, add your own ideas or comments; Summarizing: Explain only the author's main points, in your own words; Will be a lot shorter than original text; Use an in-text citation right ...

  18. English Comp 1 -- Persuasive Essay: Cite Your Research-MLA

    MLA Style. The MLA Handbook is available in the CCM Library both as a reference book (REF LB2369 .M52 2021) and at the Circulation Desk as a Reserve item for 3-hour (ask at the desk for the MLA Handbook).

  19. Research Guide for Online Communication Students

    This guide provides an overview of citation management software options, including basic functions and the differences between the various options available, including EndNote, EndNote Web, and Zotero. Also provided is contact information for Purdue librarians available to provide citation management support for Purdue faculty, students, and staff.

  20. Free MLA Citation Generator

    Free MLA Citation Generator | With Chrome Extension

  21. Purdue OWL MLA formatting

    2/12/13 Purdue OWL. In-Text Citations: Author-Page Style. MLA format follows the author-page method of in-text citation. This means that the author's last name and the page number(s) from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken must appear in the text, and a complete reference should appear on your Works Cited page.

  22. Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing

    Associated Press Style- Owl Purdue (Journalism) This link opens in a new window Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing Whenever you refer to ideas, information, statistics, images, concepts, facts or anything else that you found from an outside source, you need to let your readers know where you found that information.