1. Research Right!
Workshop 3: Writing the Paper
How to Effectively Incorporate Research, Paraphrase and Avoid Plagiarism
Alison Healy
Larissa K. Garcia
Genda Vann
Fall 2012
Triton College

2. What To Do With All Your Research?
Now you must find a way to fit your research into your paper
How?????
 Remember your research question that started this entire
journey…..
 Read and look for all the relevant information that pertains to
your question-
 supports and counter-supports

3. Citing and Plagiarism
What is plagiarism?
Many definitions and these different interpretations and/or
misunderstanding of plagiarism may be one of the reasons
students may plagiarize unintentionally
Because we are in an academic setting- we will use the Council
of Writers Program Administration’s (WPA) definition

4. Definition of Plagiarism
Definition: In an instructional setting, plagiarism occurs when a
writer deliberately uses someone else’s language, ideas, or other
original (not common-knowledge) material without acknowledg­ing
its source.
This definition applies to texts published in print or on-line,
to manuscripts, and to the work of other student writers.
(Council of Writers Program Administration, wpacouncil.org)

5. Implications of Plagiarism
Remember: …The goal of re­search is to engage, through
writing, in a purposeful, scholarly discussion of issues that are
sometimes passed over in daily life.
Understanding, expanding, participating dialogue with, and
challenging the work of others are part of becoming an
effective citizen in a complex society.
Plagiarism does not simply devalue the institution and the
degree it offers; it hurts the inquirer, who has avoided
thinking independently and has lost the opportunity to
participate in broader social conversations.
(Council of Writers Program Administration, wpacouncil.org)

6. Incorporate Research the Right
Way!
Three major ways:
Summarizing
Paraphrasing
Direct Quotation

7. Summary
Expresses just the main idea of an entire book or article
a short version of a source-presenting only author’s main idea
general compared to the original source
Steps to summarizing:
1) Read book/article carefully
2) Think about the main idea of work
3)Put the main idea into your own words
4) Document the source of your summary

8. Now It’s Your Turn to Summarize
Lets read the junk food article from The Christian Century
titled: “Junk Food Epidemic” (2012).
What’s the main idea of this article?
Now lets put the main idea in a few statements…..
Example:
The main causes of the American junk food epidemic are unhealthy eating habits and bad
government policy. The government allows the fast-food industry to control the school
lunch program and subsidizes excessive grain production, which floods the market with
animal fat, as well as unhealthy grain- and soy-based products. Communities and families
need to encourage healthy eating habits, while the government should fix the school
lunch program and encourage the production of fruits and vegetables rather than
unhealthy carbohydrates and animal products (Christian Century 7).

9. Paraphrase
Expressing someone else’s ideas in your own words
Often just a small part of work
Accurately, clearly, in detail
Steps to paraphrasing
1) Read the book/article carefully
2) Choose the part(s) of the source you want to use in your
paper
3) Make sure to understand what the author is saying and then
put in your own words
4) Do not copy sentences, but you may use key words
5) Refer to the name of the author of the sources
 For example: use phrases like--
 According to Dr. Sniffles…
 As Professor Musky says…

10. Now it’s your turn to paraphrase
Lets return to the junk food article from The Christian Century
titled: “Junk Food Epidemic” (2012).
Lets just look at the first paragraph
Let’s paraphrase it…….
Example:
Michelle wanted to make fresh and healthy food more available and
Walmart want to build more in the cities. So when they both teamed up
last year to get rid of food deserts, many people hoped their efforts
would help to make a positive impact on obesity and other public-health
issues (Christian Century 7).

11. Paraphrasing vs. Summary
Paraphrase = same meaning, different words, in detail
Paraphrasing = legitimate way to borrow from a source
Why paraphrase: shows you understand original
vs.
Summary = main ideas of whole text, different words, shorter
Example:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/1/

12. Direct Quotation
In paraphrasing and summarizing, you put the words of a
source into your own words
Sometimes you might want to the original words from a
source.
How to directly quote a source:
1) Read the book/article carefully
2) Choose the part(s) of the source you want to use in your
paper
3) Lead- in statement aka signal phrase to your quote
4)Actual quote, framed in quotation marks
5) Commentary about the quote to discuss the
relevancy/support of that quote to your paper

13. Now it’s your turn to directly quote
Lets return to the junk food article from The Christian Century
titled: “Junk Food Epidemic” (2012).
Let’s take this phrase from the article and directly quote it
into our pretend essay:
“Making healthful food available isn’t enough. People need to
acquire the habit of eating well. Such habits are learned in
families and communities” (7).

14. Now it’s your turn to directly quote
Let’s take a look at the direct quotation handout
It’s a template for incorporating a quote in a paragraph
Using the quote from the last slide, let’s practice directly
quoting by filling in the blanks on this worksheet

15. Now it’s your turn to directly quote
Let’s share your results 

16. Now it’s your turn to directly quote
Here’s an example of how to incorporate a direct quote into
a paragraph:
Even though there is widespread belief that just simply making
fresh healthy foods available would help to decrease rates of
obesity and health problems, The Christian Century points out
that, “Making healthful food available isn’t enough. People need
to acquire the habit of eating well. Such habits are learned in
families and communities” (7). Because people need to be
more conscious about healthy living, more state funding needs
to be devoted towards community nutritional programming.

17. Examples of Paraphrase and
Summary and Quoting
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/03/

18. Works Cited Page
There are two parts to incorporating research into your
paper
1) In-text citation- which we just discussed and practiced the 3
major ways
2) Works Cited or Reference Page
 last page of your paper
 list of all the sources you used/mentioned in your paper
Here’s an example of a works cited page:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/

19. Now It’s Your Turn to Create a
Works Cited Page
Lets return to the junk food article from The Christian Century
titled: “Junk Food Epidemic” (2012).
And lets look at Purdue University’s OWL MLA style work
cited page website for guidance:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/

20. Thank you for being a part of the
Research Right Workshop Series!