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✓ Step 1: Paraphrasing Activity

First, read the pages in Chapter 4 of the webtext on paraphrasing and use the following resources to learn more:

• Start by reading more about paraphrasing

in the Excelsior OWL.

Then, try the OWL's paraphrasing activity

to make sure you understand what you need to do.

. Read the APA In-Text Citations resource in the Excelsior OWL.

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Next, pick a key passage from one of your Course Project sources. The passage should be relevant to your topic and thesis statement, something that

you will be likely to use as evidence when you write your final paper. The passage you choose should also be at least five sentences long. Next,

copy/paste this passage into the template, and place it inside quotation marks.

Then, below your quoted passage, paraphrase the material in your own words and then include an in-text citation of the source at the end of your

paragraph. Your paraphrase should be at least two to three sentences.

Paraphrasing is more than just replacing individual words here and there. Be careful about relying on the thesaurus. The goal is to put the idea fully in

your own words by changing the structure, voice, and significantly changing the wording in order to differentiate it from the original. If you find this

difficult to do with the source in front of you, try reading the source and then putting it out of sight. Then reword it from memory and your

understanding of the passage. Understanding correct paraphrasing is important because if you paraphrase incorrectly by only replacing words

sporadically or keeping the original wording without putting it inside quotes, it is considered a form of academic dishonesty.

✓ Step 2: Integrating a Short Quote Activity

Next, you are going to practice integrating a short quote into your analysis. This is something you will do several times in your final research paper, so

it is critical to practice this skill and learn how it should be formatted. It is critical that when you use a quote from one of your sources that you do not

just "drop it in" the paper and then move on. Each quote should be properly introduced with a signal phrase first and explained afterward. It should be

clear to your reader why you chose to include it and how it relates to your argument.

Begin by reading the pages of Chapter 4 of the webtext on quoting and use the following resources to learn more:

• Start by reading more about when and how to use quotes in writing in the Excelsior OWL.

Then, read about how to integrate a quote that is a sentence >.

. Read the APA In-Text Citations resource in the Excelsior OWL.

Choose a new, shorter passage from one of your sources. This time pick something that is critical to keep in its original wording as a quote, rather

than paraphrasing. It should be much shorter than your previous passage. Aim to find a quote that is only part of a sentence or one sentence long.

Now, you are going to integrate this quote into your own analysis. Begin by introducing the source with a signal phrase, then insert the quote inside

quotation marks and include an APA in-text citation with a page number. Finally, include one sentence afterward in your own words explaining the

quote: tie it to your argument and make it clear why the quote is important to include.

A note on block quotes: While there are occasions when you would include a long quote (also known as a block quotation) of more than four lines,

these should be used only very rarely in a short paper like the one you are writing in this class because they take away too much space from your

own analysis. If you find four or more lines in a source that are important, consider whether you can use ellipses to shorten the quote to its most

critical components or paraphrase the quote in your own words instead.