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Chapter 7

Meghan Hawk
ENC 2135


After reading Chapter 7: Integrating and Documenting Sources, I have gained a detailed description and exposition of how to correctly use direct quotes, paraphrase, and summarize throughout any published work. While reading, I found that it was most helpful to pay attention to the MLA format of citing specific sources, since this format is one that I have been most familiar with and continue to use today. Previously, I was unfamiliar on how to cite multiple authors. However, I now know that in the works cited entry to list at least 2 authors, and if there are more than 2, to write "et al.", meaning "and others." Lastly, this chapter helped establish the importance of citing properly in order to avoid unintentional plagiarism, which I believe is something many people are unconsciously aware of. Thankfully, the Bedford Book of Genres sheds light on the issue and addresses proper integration and documentation of sources.

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  1. Sophia FundoraMarch 1, 2018 at 12:35 PM

    I agree that this BBG chapter was extremely useful, and will help immensely when doing my in text citations. -Alison McGrath

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