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Chapter 7: MK

Mary Katherine Rankey

This chapter is all about how to properly cite sources. Early in school we were not not to plagiarize and how to put things in our own words. The book does a great job of deeply explaining quoting, paraphrasing, and citing. To properly cite a work one should use the authors last time and page number in parentheses after the quote or paraphrase. Paraphrasing is putting what the author said, but using your own words to explain the same idea. Paraphrasing requires citation just as direct quotes do. Citing is important when writing a paper because the audience should know where you got your information from. Citing valid sources can make your research more reputable and thus more accurate.

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  1. Katherine KumpfFebruary 28, 2018 at 6:03 PM

    Yes, I agree the book does a good job of explaining the differences in quoting, paraphrasing, and citing in depth. Citing correctly can definitely contribute to people seeing the paper as more accurate.

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  2. Carissa NguyenFebruary 28, 2018 at 7:15 PM

    I think this chapter was very helpful when explain the different ways to credit your sources.

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  3. UnknownFebruary 28, 2018 at 8:24 PM

    I agree this chapter gave a lot of useful tips for writing our research paper. I also agree it is important to cite sources in your paper.

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  4. UnknownMarch 1, 2018 at 3:54 AM

    I agree with your statement, this chapter does do a great job in explaining the difference in quoting, paraphrasing, and citing!

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