2. Quotes, paraphrases, and summaries must
all be cited. When you paraphrase, you are
putting the author’s original text in your own
words.
However, even if you change the words, you
are still plagiarizing if you do not cite the
source.
3. “Some of the time he passed in a light
sleep, although he frequently woke from it in
alarm because of his hunger, and some of the
time was spent in worries and vague hopes
which, however, always led to the same
conclusion: for the time being he must remain
calm, he must show patience and the greatest
consideration so that his family could bear the
unpleasantness that he, in his present
condition, was forced to impose on them.”
4. Gregor passed some of the time in a light
sleep but he woke up frequently because he
was hungry. He also worried about his
situation, but he always came to the
conclusion that he must remain
calm, patient, and considerate. This would
help his family bear the unpleasantness that
he was forced to impose on them.
5. Gregor passed some of the time in a light sleep
but he woke up frequently because he was
hungry. He also worried about his situation, but
he always came to the conclusion that he must
remain calm, patient, and considerate. This
would help his family bear the unpleasantness
that he was forced to impose on them.
All of the words in orange are copied from the
original text.
6. First,the original source is not cited. There
should be a citation that lets the reader know
what is being paraphrased.
Also, only a few of the words are changed;
many of the words, phrases, and sentence
structures are identical to the original (see the
orange words on the previous slide).
When you use words or phrases that are
identical to the original, you must enclose
them in quotation marks.
7. In order to paraphrase correctly, everything
must be in your own words and the source
must be cited.
It is not enough to just change a few words.
If you cite anything word-for-word, you must
use quotation marks.
8. Gregor tried to sleep, but he was very
hungry since he had not eaten. Also, he was
trying to figure out how he could help his
family. He felt like a burden to his parents
and sister, but he knew that “for the time
being he must remain calm” (Kafka 20).
9. You can see that the source has been cited
in MLA format in parentheses at the end.
Everything has been put in the writer’s own
words except “for the time being he must
remain calm.” This is word-for-word from
the original text, so it was placed in
quotation marks.
