Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
Taking Notes
Use index cards. Or save onto a word doc.
Take notes in your own words (more than two words of the author's, put in quotes).
Make sure to put all information on it for citing it.
When to quote?
When the wording is worth repeating or when rewording is not possible.
When you want to cite the exact words of the author
When to paraphrase?
When the details are necessary, but quoting isn't.
When to summarize?
When the general points are important but not the details.
Quoting
Use the author's name first before placing the quote. If you use more than 4 typed lines, set it off block style.
Indicate omissions with ellipses.
Indicate changes or additions with brackets.
Punctuation comes after page number outside of quotes.
Colons and semi-colons always go outside quotes.
MLA requires present tense verbs in signal phrases to inreoduce a work you are quoting. APA uses past tense.