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SOURCES!!!!!!

THE USE OF YOUR SOURCES

HOW TO USE YOUR SOURCES –


WHILE WRITING YOUR REPORT!

Citation:
Indicating your sources – exhibit –
show – mentioning about your
source, etc….. (both in and out of
the text – report)

APA (basic) edition


References: list of your sources……
at the end of your report
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In-text citation:
3 techniques:
1. Summarizing – only main ideas
of your source – your own
words
2. Paraphrasing – any part of your
source – into your own words
3. Quoting – copy and paste
Format: summarizing and
paraphrasing: -basic format of APA
(basic) edition:

Last name of the author +


publication date (introductory verb:
says that, claims that, suggests that,
etc)
…………………………………………
…………………………………………
……………………………. (page or
paragraph number)
Format for quotation:
Short quotation:
Last name of the author +
publication date + int. verb :
“……………………………………….”
(page or paragraph number)
Long quotation:
Last name of the author +
publication date + introductory
verb:
……………………………………….
……………………………………….
…………………………………..
(page or paragraph number)
 No quotation marks used for
long quotations/ indicate with
indent lines…

1. Proposal
2. Outline
3. Introduction
4. Body 1
5. Body 2
6. Conclusion
7. Abstract

Body 1 + Body 2
1. Min 1 quotation
2. Min 1 summarizing
3. Min 1 paraphrasing
4. Min 1 figure (table / graph / etc)

Figure 1
High Motivation of 201/04

Citation: (Note:)
…………………………..
Short summary: Figure 1
represents/shows/displays, etc……..

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