Activity 3.5: Citing Sources & Paraphrasing

Giving credit to the author for their work

Using someone else’s ideas or words without giving credit

1. Writing your own ideas and thoughts

Copying and pasting from a website

Writing a paper without citing sources

Using quotation marks and citing your source when using exact words

“The stars are billions of years old” (Johnson 34).

“The stars are billions of years old,” said Johnson.

“The stars are billions of years old” (p. 34).

to give credit to the original author

to make the paper longer

to confuse the reader

to give credit to the person writing the paper

You do not need to include a citation

You still need to include the author’s name in the citation

You don’t need to repeat the author’s name in the citation

(Smith 10)

(10 Smith)

(John Smith 10)

“The Future of Space Travel,” 2021, www.spacetravel.com

"The Future of Space Travel" by John Doe, 2021

"The Future of Space Travel," www.spacetravel.com, April 15, 2021

Social media is important for staying connected with people (Benbow 17).

Social media is not important for connecting with others (Benbow 17).

Everyone uses social media to stay connected (Benbow 17).

Reading a lot can help make you a better writer (Jones).

You don’t need to read to improve writing skills (Jones).

Reading is fun and enjoyable (Jones).

Recycling is not good for the environment (Gomez).

Recycling is good for the environment because it helps with waste (Gomez).

Recycling creates more trash (Gomez).