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Plagiarism: How to avoid it

Created by Bainbridge College

Paraphrases and Quotes

Not sure what the difference is between paraphrasing, summarizing and quoting? 

Paraphrasing: Using your own words, restate "what the original source is saying in roughly the same length as the original." from The Curious Writer

Summarizing: A summary is "much shorter that the original source. If your aim is to summarize a long passage, look for the author's most important ideas." from The Curious Writer

Quoting: A quote contains the exact words from a source.  Don't forget to use quotation marks and cite the source.

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