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Author
Jessina
Subject
Academic Integrity
Difficulty
6th Grade
Create a worksheet that practices quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. Include short answer and multiple choice questions. Also, have the student cite evidence using the following format: Basic- Author name, title of source, and where/when it was published, Book- author, title, publisher, & year, and Website - author, title, website name, & URL. Students should have a prompt that encourages them to find the information on a topic from all 3 methods.
This learning resource focuses on mastering the techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing in academic writing, ensuring proper citation of sources. It outlines clear definitions and characteristics of each technique to help students distinguish among them. Quoting involves using the exact words from a source with the necessary quotation marks, while paraphrasing requires restating the original material in one’s own words, maintaining a similar length but differing in structure. Summarizing condenses the main ideas into a shorter overview. The resource includes examples and practice activities based on passages related to topics like ocean pollution and conservation. Additionally, it provides citation formats for different sources, emphasizing the importance of citing all forms of information to avoid plagiarism and enhance understanding of the researched material.