Usage of sources homework: summary, paraphrase, quotation, citation
Hopefully you have chosen a topic for research and have begun to search for sources in the databases. While you are working towards your essay, take time out to perform our last homework assignment.
To begin:
Read the entire PART IX of the Bedford Handbook. Some parts can be skimmed but you will be responsible for everything contained within this section. You will need to specifically know how to: summarize sources, paraphrase parts of articles, directly quote important facts, integrate in-text citations, and format a works-cited citation. This information can be found in more places than just the Handbook, but if there is a question on accuracy we will refer back to this book as our guide.
The assignment:
Choose one of the online articles you have found in your search. Print it out. Look in chapter 53 of the handbook to find the correct format for a works-cited citation. Now, write a works-cited citation at the top of the page you intend to turn in for homework. Format and space it correctly.
Read through the article and choose 3 specific but unique parts to use for paraphrase, summary, and quote. Mark on the article which area you are going to paraphrase and label it. Under the works-cited citation on your homework page, write your paraphrase. Be sure to label it as such. Then do the same for summary and direct quote. Be sure to mark and label the article.
Lastly, create a brief paragraph (that you may or may not use later) and integrate either a direct quote or a paraphrase and make an in-text citation according to MLA style. This paragraph should not begin or end with the quote or paraphrase.
Your homework will look like the following page:
Peter Griffin
Quagmire 110?
Period ?
Date
Works Cited
Same works cited citation with the appropriate names, dates, titles, and media information. Look
in the MLA section for the proper format. By the way, this is what a hanging indention looks like. You should be able to hit tab to make a ½” indention for each line after the first. If this doesn’t work, you can use the small triangles on the ruler bar to force the indent.
Paraphrase: Take a passage from the above source to rephrase into your own words. This involves more than just changing some words. The passage you paraphrase can be as small as a sentence or two. Be sure not to use direct quotes. At the very end you will include an in-text citation like this (Source).
Summary:Choose another, longer section from the article above. Condense the information and write the smaller version here. You will still need to put this into your own words. This should also not contain any direct quotes. At the very end you will include an in-text citation like this (Source).
Quote: From the article above, choose a statistic that has numbers and quote it word for word here. Use quotation marks before and after. Then add the in-text citation like this (Source).
Paragraph: This is where the paragraph goes. The paraphrase or direct quote will be in this area, approximately. The citation for the evidence will follow (“For Example”). Don’t forget to apply your knowledge of ABC paragraph format. Your version will be longer than this.
(note—your work will be longer than this but the spacing will be the same.)