Quoting the ideas and facts presented by others supports your argument. It also places you in conversation with other scholars on the subject, and strengthens your credibility as a researcher/author. BE CAREFUL, THOUGH:
**Only 10% of your paper should consist of quotes. More than that makes it appear as though you have not made your own meaning or done your own thinking on the subject.
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Summarizing involves putting the main idea(s) into your own words, including only the main point(s). Summaries are much shorter than the source being summarized; they are also less detailed, providing a more general description of the information being summarized.
You must give credit (cite) to the creator(s) of the original source.
Paraphrasing is when you put a passage (any where from 1 sentence to a paragraph) from a source material (Ex’s: a book, or an article) into your own words. Paraphrased material is usually shorter than the original passage.
When you paraphrase you must give credit to the original source. In other words, you must cite it!
Congrats!: You don't have to cite or quote common knowledge!
So, what counts as “common knowledge”??
Common Knowledge is ordinary facts that are widely known,and believed to be true. Also under the umbrella of “common knowledge”: Folklore, sayings/truisms,proverbs, cliches, ordinary facts.
Examples:
Example: NO Citation Needed ("common knowledge" is presented):
If you stated "the President of the United States is elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every four years", you could treat that statement as common knowledge.
Example: Citation IS Needed--A "UNIQUE FACT" is presented...
If you were to state the exact number of popular or electoral college votes Barack Obama received in the last election, such data would be considered an unique fact. The numbers are not disputed and could be found in different sources but they aren't widely known by most readers who might question whether the numbers are accurate.