Quoting, paraphrasing and

summarizing vs. plagiarizing.

What you will learn:

what each one is,
why they are important and
how to do each one.
Why are they important?

 Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing are

all important because writers need to support
their thesis statement with relevant and
credible details, facts, and examples.
What is plagiarism?
 Definition-Plagiarism is  So what, no one will find
the act of taking another out? Right?
person's writing, -Students have been kicked out
conversation, song, or of college for being found
even idea and passing it guilty of plagiarism.
off as your own. This -Schools, including East High,
includes information from use turnitin.com, which
web pages, books, songs, automatically runs your
television shows, email essay against every other
messages, interviews, essay on the web.
articles, artworks or any
other medium.
Example of plagiarizing-What line was
plagiarized?
 Original Source Material: Technology has significantly transformed education
at several major turning points in our history. In the broadest sense, the first
technology was the primitive modes of communication used by prehistoric
people before the development of spoken language. Mime, gestures, grunts,
and drawing of figures in the sand with a stick were methods used to
communicate -- yes, even to educate. Even without speech, these prehistoric
people were able to teach their young how to catch animals for food, what
animals to avoid, which vegetation was good to eat and which was poisonous.

 Plagiarized Version: In examining technology, we have to remember

that computers are not the first technology people have had to deal
with. The first technology was the primitive modes of communication
used by prehistoric people before the development of spoken
language.
How to avoid it.
 1. Plan out your essay using an organizer.
 2. Select credible sources to reinforce your thesis
statement.
 3. Learn how to quote, paraphrase, and summarize.
If you didn’t write it, you need to cite it.
Verbs to introduce summaries,
paraphrases, and quotes (backside of
paper)
 Why? Verbs can be used to introduce summaries, paraphrases,
and quotations that indicate the author’s point of view on the
topic.
 Fill in the blank-Write this sentence down, then choose a verb from below to fill
in the blank.
“ Joe Smith__________ that the flood might have been
disastrous.”
 Verb choices when the author is neutral about your thesis-comments,
describes, explains, illustrates, notes, or observes.
 Verb choices when the author implies something that agrees with your thesis-
finds, predicts, proposes, reveals, or suggests.

Verb choices when the author agrees with your thesis-admits or agrees.
Quoting
Example quotation: According to Roger
Choosing a small


Sipher, a sociologist at Harvard, a
word for word portion solution to the perceived crisis of
American education is to "Abolish
from a source that compulsory-attendance laws and allow
only those who are committed to getting
supports your thesis an education to attend.”
statement and still
gives credit to the
original author.
How to quote
 1st read the passage.
 2nd decide if anything from the passage would
support your thesis statement or main idea.
 3rd introduce the material by stating your point.
Example-Although pit bulls have a bad reputation, they can be trained to be
friendly.
 4-Finally, add your quote for support. This does not
need to be the whole sentence. You have to introduce the person who wrote
the quote by stating what their job or title is, then use one of these words on the
next page to help introduce the quote.
 Paul Tullis, an columnist at Time magazine, states that, “Outreach efforts at
decidedly gentle settings like schools and nursing homes, these advocates are
making the case that pit bulls are no more dangerous than any other furry
friend.”
Use a quote from this passage to back
up this thesis statement. Put on the
back of the paper.

Thesis Statement:  Find a quote from the

Although pit bulls are website to back up the
thought to be thesis. Don’t forget to
dangerous, they can be include the author’s name
friendly if raised and job title. If there is no
author, include the company
correctly.
or association that wrote it.
 http://www.aspca.org/pet-car
e/virtual-pet-behaviorist/dog-
behavior/truth-about-pit-bulls
Paraphrasing
Example paraphrase-Write the
 Putting a passage into 
paraphrase only.
your own words, still
giving credit to the Original: Giraffes like Acacia leaves and
original author. hay and they can consume 75 pounds of
food a day.
Paraphrase: A giraffe can eat up to 75
pounds of Acacia leaves and hay
everyday.
How to paraphrase

 1st read the passage

 2nd write down the main ideas.
 3rd use the same ideas, but change it into
your own words and sentence structure.
You must still give credit to the original
author.
Paraphrase this examples on the back
of your paper.

 Annie Oakley's life spanned years of tremendous

change for American women. By the time of her
death in 1926, Americans were celebrating the
liberated, urban focused, modern times of the Jazz
Age. Women had won the right to vote, wore less
restrictive clothes, and followed a changing ideal that
was loosening some of the restrictions on women's
roles and behavior that had reigned through the
nineteenth century.
Summarizing
 Example summary-For an example of a
 Putting the main idea summary, write down this website.

and supporting Purdue OWL: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summariz

ing

details into your own  Then go to it to see an example on school

attendance.
words while still
giving credit to the
original author.
How to summarize
 1st-read the passage.
 2nd-determine what the thesis statement is.
 3rd-figure what the 3 supporting details are.
Usually the body paragraphs are the topics for
the supporting details.
 4th-organize your ideas into a paragraph without
changing the author’s original meaning.
Summarize this example.
 Knowing how to argue is a useful skill. We use it on  Thesis Statement-
ourselves in order to arrive at decisions; we use it
with others as we discuss business strategies or
policy changes on committees, as members of the
local PTA, a law office, an environmental action  Detail #1
group; we use it as fundraisers for a cause, like
saving whales, we use it in applying for foundation
grants and in drafting a letter to the editor of our
hometown paper; we use it when we discuss child
abuse, toxic waste, tax cuts, pothole repair, working  Detail #2
mothers, and university investment policies. Our
ability to express opinions persuasively—to present
our views systematically as arguments—will allow us
to make some difference in public life. If we lack the  Detail #3
necessary skills, we are condemned to sit on the
sidelines. Instead of doing the moving, we will be
among the moved; more persuasive voices will
convince us of what me must do. (pp. 222-223)
What do I do next?

 Use a combination of at least 3-5 citations,

summaries, and paraphrases in your
expository essay.
 Remember to use relevant and credible
sources. You need to complete the source
credibility sheet for each source. If you need
more spaces for sources, print off another
sheet from my website.