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Direct Quote, Summary & Paraphrasing Examples

Citing a Direct Quote

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 author and the page number

directly after the quoted text.

*page #’ s in database articles?

Author’s Name (MLA)

Not my page #

Direct Quote:

Paraphrase:

MLA Citation:

Topic:

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Topic: American’s Paranoia

“It's a crazy world out there, or so it would seem. Just scan the newspapers, surf the Internet, or go to the movies--paranoia and conspiracy theories are as easy to find as theories on who killed Nicole Simpson. We in the U.S. seem to be fearful of everything, from federal agencies to pesticides in apples” (Hendricks).

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Topic: American Paranoia


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Hendricks, Melissa. "What, Me Paranoid?." Johns Hopkins Magazine. Sept. 1995: 56-61. SIRS Researcher. Web. 29 Sep 2011.

Summary CardDirect Quote or Original Text:“On December 21, 1941, just two weeks almost to the hour after Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt welcomed his military brain trust into his private study on the second floor of the White House. FDR’s “Big Three” consisted of General George Marshall, the starchy army chief of staff; General Henry “Hap” Arnold, the genial chief of staff of the army of air forces; and Admiral Ernest King, the imperious chief of naval operations. These masters of land, air, and sea were prepared to request troops and equipment….” (Bradley 98).

Sometimes you will have a large amount of information

that you want to summarize: Read the passage/article

carefully. Summarize, or condense,

the information, leaving out minor details.

Focus on the main ideas. Attribute the author and

page number directly after the summarized

text.Works Cited

Bradley, James. Flyboys: A True Story

of Courage. Little Brown and

Company; New York, 2003.

Roosevelt’s PlanIn response to the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt assembled his top three advisors to begin planning the U.S. counterattack (Bradley 98).

Topic

Summary

Summary CardSometimes you will have a

large amount of information that you want to summarize: Read the passage/article

carefully. Summarize, or condense,

the information, leaving out minor details.

Focus on the main ideas. Attribute the author and

page number directly after the summarized

text.

Summary

"Are Americans growing more preoccupied with Things Out To Get Us? That depends on who you ask. Hopkins psychiatrists say that one thing's for sure, though: `Paranoia' has become an overused term that has little to do with what they actually see at the clinic." (JOHNS HOPKINS MAGAZINE) A clinically paranoid patient is riddled with "idiosyncratic delusions" that someone or something is trying to cause him personal harm. According to this definition, Adolf Hitler and militia groups are not classified as paranoid. Cited are cases of clinical paranoia and Sigmund Freud's views on the subject (Hendricks).

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"Are Americans growing more preoccupied with Things Out To Get Us? That depends on who you ask. Hopkins psychiatrists say that one thing's for sure, though: `Paranoia' has become an overused term that has little to do with what they actually see at the clinic." (JOHNS HOPKINS MAGAZINE) A clinically paranoid patient is riddled with "idiosyncratic delusions" that someone or something is trying to cause him personal harm. According to this definition, Adolf Hitler and militia groups are not classified as paranoid. Cited are cases of clinical paranoia and Sigmund Freud's views on the subject (Hendricks). Hendricks, Melissa. "What, Me Paranoid?." Johns Hopkins Magazine.

Sept. 1995: 56-61. SIRS Researcher. Web. 29 Sep 2011.

Paraphrasing Taking someone else’s

information or original thoughts and putting it

in your own words. When you have text

that you need to paraphrase, consider

these tips:

1. Read the quote.2. Make sure you understand it.3. Now try to put the quote in your

own words. 4. Switch order of ideas?5. Length about the same.6. Attribute the author and the page

number directly after the paraphrased text.

Paraphrasing Taking someone else’s

information or original thoughts and putting it

in your own words. When you have text

that you need to paraphrase, consider

these tips:

The Do Not’s1. Do not just choose a few words to

change!2. Do not repeat key words/phrases.3. Do not look at the original quote as

you try to paraphrase it!

Practice 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?

Direct Quote or Original Text:“It's a crazy world out there, or so it would seem. Just scan the newspapers, surf the Internet, or go to the movies--paranoia and conspiracy theories are as easy to find as theories on who killed Nicole Simpson. We in the U.S. seem to be fearful of everything, from federal agencies to pesticides in apples” (Hendricks).

The world is nuts. The media focuses on hysterical ideas and theories. U.S. citizens are scared of pretty much everything (Hendricks).

Practice Paraphrasing #1

Paraphrase the direct quote to the right.

Direct Quote or Original Text“It's a crazy world out there, or so it would seem. Just scan the newspapers, surf the Internet, or go to the movies--paranoia and conspiracy theories are as easy to find as theories on who killed Nicole Simpson. We in the U.S. seem to be fearful of everything, from federal agencies to pesticides in apples” (Hendricks).

Direct Quote:

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The world is nuts. The media focuses on hysterical ideas and theories. U.S. citizens are scared of pretty much everything (Hendricks).


Practice Paraphrasing #2 Read the text to the

right. Then read the sample

paraphrase below. Is this is a good

example of paraphrasing?

Why or why not?

Direct Quote or Original Text“Throughout its history, the United States has always had the odd conspiracy theory floating around, continues Ginsberg. Think about the Puritan campaign against the Salem witches. ‘It's usually just a lunatic fringe,’ he says. ‘These groups are only serious when you have economic and political collapse. Then ordinary folks search desperately for an explanation for the disaster. During the Depression, groups like that were able to attract supporters. People were desperate, terrified--what it takes for the paranoid side of politics to surface. We're not at that stage now’” (Hendricks).

Who is this?

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“Throughout its history, the United States has always had the odd conspiracy theory floating around, continues Ginsberg. Think about the Puritan campaign against the Salem witches. ‘It's usually just a lunatic fringe,’ he says. ‘These groups are only serious when you have economic and political collapse. Then ordinary folks search desperately for an explanation for the disaster. During the Depression, groups like that were able to attract supporters. People were desperate, terrified--what it takes for the paranoid side of politics to surface. We're not at that stage now’” (Hendricks).

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Works CitedBradley, James. Flyboys: A True Story of Courage. Little Brown &

Company; New York, 2003.

Hendricks, Melissa. "What, Me Paranoid?." Johns Hopkins Magazine.

Sept. 1995: 56-61. SIRS Researcher. Web. 29 Sep 2011.

The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 07 Oct 2010.

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