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Chapter 7

Chapter 7 gave me a lot of insight on how to cite correctly, when to use quotes. paraphrase, and summarize. The examples given in the book were helpful because sometimes I still get confused on how to do in text citations. The chapter talked about when it is appropriate to paraphrase a source. It emphasized to make sure students use their own words when paraphrasing, and to still cite in either MLA or APA style. It says to paraphrase when you do not want to use a direct quote from the author, and when your audience is a lot different then the sources audience. Contrastingly, summarizing is the summary of the entire source as a whole.  Before reading this chapter, I did not realize there was such a difference between paraphrasing and summarizing. The chapter also gives examples on how to cite just when writing a rough draft, which is relevant as we begin writing the first rough draft to project 2. Overall, the chapter was informative on how and when to correctly cite. Also was informative on when to quote the author, summarize, or paraphrase the source.

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  1. Carissa NguyenFebruary 28, 2018 at 7:19 PM

    I agree, that the chapter gave a good explanation about citing your sources and showed different ways to do so.

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  2. UnknownMarch 1, 2018 at 4:01 AM

    I agree with you, chapter 7 was very informative on citing, quoting the author, summarizing, and paraphrasing a source.

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  3. UnknownMarch 1, 2018 at 8:27 AM

    I agree, I didn't really know there was a difference between paraphrasing and summarizing!

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