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Using Outside Sources

What are Outside Sources?

S “materials you refer to other than your own knowledge”

S including: newspapers, journal articles, books, magazines, interviews, tv shows, radio shows, etc.

S

PlagiarismAdapted from Longman Academic Writing Series 4

Plagiarism

SLook on p. 48. What’s a good definition?

SWhat can happen if you plagiarize?

SHow can you avoid plagiarism?

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QuotationsAdapted from Longman Academic Writing Series 4

Quotations

SWhat’s the difference

between direct and indirect

quotations?

Direct vs. Indirect

S A direct quotation uses the exact words

of the author or speaker.

S Susan said, “The exam is at eight o’clock.”

S An indirect quotation is also called

reported speech.

S Susan said (that) the exam was at eight

o’clock.

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ParaphrasingAdapted from Longman Academic Writing Series 4

Paraphrasing

SWhat’s a good definition?

SLook on p. 58 in your text.

Ke

y P

oin

tsSA paraphrase is

almost as long as the

original

SA paraphrase keeps

the idea the same

SA paraphrase is in

your own words

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Analyze the Model

• Read the original

paragraph on p.58., and

the paraphrase on p. 59.

• Answer the questions on

p.59 with a partner.

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MLA CitationAdapted from Purdue OWL Writing Lab

What is MLA Style?

S MLA = Modern Language Association

S It’s a style (kind) of abbreviating and

citations, (using footnotes, quotations,

paraphrases, and summaries,) in

academic writing.

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of a

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le p

aper

MLA General Guidelines

S The font should be Times, size

12.

S All of the paper must be double-

spaced.

S Indent each paragraph.

S Use the ‘tab’ key to indent.

S Type your paper on a computer.

S Print it out on white 8.5 x 11-

inch paper.

S Margins should be set to 2.5

centimeters.

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In-Text Citationshttps://owl.english.purdue.edu

/owl/resource/747/02/

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Works Cited Pagehttps://owl.english.purdue.e

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