2. Citing a
Direct Quote
“The key to the mission was the
innovative idea of combining an aircraft
carrier with the Billys. Japan assumed
itself safe from air threats because
land-based U.S. Army aircraft couldn’t
reach the homeland from Hawaii or
Midway” (Source C).
When you have text that
you want to quote directly,
follow these steps:
Copy the quote word-
for-word, using the
exact same
punctuation, spelling,
etc.
Attribute the source
directly after the
quoted text.
3. Direct Quote
w/Author in text
According to Source C “the key to the
mission was the innovative idea of
combining an aircraft carrier with the
Billys” (Source C).
When you have text that
you want to quote directly
but you attribute the
source in the quote, follow
these steps:
Copy the quote word-
for-word, using the
exact same
punctuation, spelling,
etc. after your
attribution.
Attribute the source
directly before the
quoted text.
Source used here; not
needed in p.r.
Source C stated “the key to the mission
was the innovative idea of combining
an aircraft carrier with the Billys”.
OR…
Not needed
4. Paraphrasing
When you have text
that you paraphrase,
follow these steps:
Read the quote, then
put the quote in your
own words.
Do not just choose a
few words to change!!
Attribute the source
directly after the
quoted text.
Text from Source A:
“Japan assumed itself safe from air
threats because land-based U.S. Army
aircraft couldn’t reach the homeland
from Hawaii or Midway” (Source A).
Because U.S. aircraft were grounded
Japan thought air attacks weren’t
likely (Source A).
5. Paraphrasing
Read the text to the
right.
Then read the sample
paraphrase below.
Is this is a good
example of
paraphrasing?
Why or why not?
Original Paragraph from Source D
“The General Assembly should act to allow judges
to impose capital punishment without requiring
all 12 jurors to agree on death. All 12 should
agree on guilt, but the penalty phase should be a
simple recommendation to the judge who could
impose the appropriate penalty”.
The state government should make a
law so that judges can decide the death
penalty without 12 jurors agreeing. The
jurors should all agree the criminal is
guilty, but the final punishment should
be left up to the judge (Source D).
6. Paraphrasing
Read the text to the
right.
Then read the sample
paraphrase below.
Is this is a good
example of
paraphrasing?
Why or why not?
Original Paragraph from Source D
“The General Assembly should act to allow judges
to impose capital punishment without requiring
all 12 jurors to agree on death. All 12 should agree
on guilt, but the penalty phase should be a simple
recommendation to the judge who could impose
the appropriate penalty”.
Laws should be changed so that once
jurors have unanimously determined a
person’s guilt, the decision to charge
capital punishment should be
determined by the judge, not the jury
(Source D).
7. Working Source
Name into
Paraphrase
Use transitional terms
such as: According to,
furthermore, etc.
Use action verbs such
as: stated, defended,
argued, etc.
Original Paragraph from Source D
“The General Assembly should act to allow judges
to impose capital punishment without requiring
all 12 jurors to agree on death. All 12 should agree
on guilt, but the penalty phase should be a simple
recommendation to the judge who could impose
the appropriate penalty”.
According to Source D laws should be
changed so that once jurors have
unanimously determined a person’s
guilt, the decision to charge capital
punishment should be determined by
the judge, not the jury.
8. Working Source
Name into
Paraphrase
Original Paragraph from Source D
“The General Assembly should act to allow judges
to impose capital punishment without requiring
all 12 jurors to agree on death. All 12 should agree
on guilt, but the penalty phase should be a simple
recommendation to the judge who could impose
the appropriate penalty”.
Source D stated laws should be changed
so that once jurors have unanimously
determined a person’s guilt, the decision
to charge capital punishment should be
determined by the judge, not the jury
(Source D).
Use transitional terms
such as: According to,
furthermore, etc.
Use action verbs such
as: stated, defended,
argued, etc.
Why isn’t this necessary?
9. Working Source
Name into
Paraphrase
Original Paragraph from Source D
“The General Assembly should act to allow judges
to impose capital punishment without requiring
all 12 jurors to agree on death. All 12 should agree
on guilt, but the penalty phase should be a simple
recommendation to the judge who could impose
the appropriate penalty”.
Judges should make the final decision
as to a criminal’s punishment. Source D
argued that laws should be changed so
that once jurors have unanimously
determined a person’s guilt, the decision
to charge capital punishment should be
determined by the judge, not the jury.
Use transitional terms
such as: According to,
furthermore, etc.
Use action verbs such
as: stated, defended,
argued, etc.
Your thought or
argument,
followed by
support from
Source D
10. Works Cited
Bradley, James. Flyboys: A True Story of Courage. Little Brown &
Company; New York, 2003.
The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 07 Oct 2010.
Wooten, Jim. "Death Penalty: Fix What's Broken." Atlanta Journal-
Constitution (Atlanta, GA). 15 Dec 2008: n.p. SIRS Researcher.
Web. 07 Oct 2010.
