paraphrase
Standards 1. Rephrase - Use as few words as possible from the original text 2. Not change the meaning 3. Cite the paraphrase Without proper citation, your paraphrase could be construed as plagiarism When should you reference? You need to reference every time you use another person’s work or ideas. This includes: • Quotes: Using the words exactly as they appear. You must enclose the words in quotation marks “ ”. • Paraphrases: Using the idea(s) but in different words. This means more than changing one or two words. • Summaries: Expressing the main points in your own words. When you paraphrase, your task is to distill the source's ideas in your own words. It's not enough to change a few words here and there and leave the rest; instead, you must completely restate the ideas in the passage in your own words. If your own language is too close to the original, then you are plagiarizing, even if you do provide a citation. In order to make sure that you are using your own words...