Research Exercise 3 - Avoiding Plagiarism/In-text Citation

Overview

For this assignment, you will demonstrate that you can give proper APA formatted in-text citation for source material you incorporate into your essay.  Review the materials before you start the assignment.

Materials

Introduction to Citations Links to an external site. (repeated from Exercise 2)

In-Text Citations- APA Links to an external site.

APA In-Text Citations Links to an external site.

APA Signal Phrases for Quotes/Paraphrases Links to an external site.

QUINCY'S SLIDE SHOW ON USING AND CITING SOURCES IN-TEXT Download QUINCY'S SLIDE SHOW ON USING AND CITING SOURCES IN-TEXT

Assignment

1)  Choose one of your sources from Exercise 1 or 2

2)  Choose an excellent, informative paragraph from that source.

3)  Copy, cut and paste that paragraph directly from the source onto a new document.  Clearly mark it original source material.

4)  Write a brief sentence or two paraphrased or summarized statement based on the original an include proper in-text citation.

5)  Write a brief sentence or two based on the original with include a direct quote.  Include proper in-text citation.

Value:  20 points

DUE: Tuesday, Feb. 28 (planned in-class work session Tuesday, Feb. 28)

Assignment closes March 9

Special Note on Due Date and Grace Period for this Assignment:  It is most helpful if you complete this assignment BEFORE you draft Essay 3; however, I understand work load issues, so I have extended the grace period for this assignment just a bit over a week.

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Summary and Examples

Note:  Please see the multitude resources available in the materials section for more information as needed.

Paraphrasing – Putting the ideas of another into your own words.  Even when you use your own words you must give credit to the source in the text of your paper as well as in the list of references at the end.  Do this by including the author’s last name and year of publication in parentheses at the end of the sentence where the information is used.  Or indicate the author’s last name in a tag line for the information and include the year of publication in parentheses.

When you paraphrase, you cannot simply change out a few key words or replace them with synonyms.  You must use your own language and sentence structures.

A paraphrase is approximately the same length as the original material.

Summarizing - Putting ideas of another into your own words.  Even when you use your own words you must give credit to the source in the text of your paper as well as in the list of references at the end.  Do this by including the author’s last name and year of publication in parentheses at the end of the sentence where the information is used.  Or indicate the author’s last name in a tag line for the information and include the year of publication in parentheses.

A summary is shorter than the original material.  It is a type of paraphrasing.

Direct Quotation – Using information word for word from the source.   This information must appear in quotation marks.  When you use direct quotation, end the quote then in parentheses show the author’s last name, year of publication and page number where the information was found.  If page numbers are not available for an online article, use paragraph numbers.

 Original Source Material in Italics

Paragraph 16   from our Sample Article Links to an external site. for Exercises:

Material from Source

For one thing, each manufacturer of e-cigarettes has a different design for the device and e-liquid,¹⁴ Links to an external site. which alters how much of the vapor and its chemical load is inhaled with each puff.¹⁵ Links to an external site. An individual’s unique vaping behaviors also help determine how much they inhale.¹⁶ Links to an external site. The labels on refill cartridges don’t always accurately reflect the amount of nicotine found in the e-liquid,² Links to an external site.^,17 Links to an external site.^,18 Links to an external site.^,19 Links to an external site. nor does the amount of nicotine found in the liquid appear to correlate with the amount of nicotine found in the vapor.²⁰ Links to an external site.

Sample paraphrase and in-text citation

It is nearly impossible to know just how much nicotine is inhales through e-cigarettes.  There are just too many variables in e-liquids, equipment, temperatures, and inhaling practices of users (Arnold, 2014).

Sample direct quotation and in-text citation

Science writer Carrie Arnold suggests it can be difficult to determine nicotine concentration in e-cigarettes because “The labels on refill cartridges don’t always accurate reflect the amount of nicotine found in the e-liquid, nor does the amount of nicotine found in the liquid appear to correlate with the amount of nicotine found in the vapor” (2014, para. 16).