Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

These common techniques used to work other people's words and ideas into your writing are quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing.


What is it?

1, Quoting
    -Using the author's exact words. Always cite it and use "quotation marks."
    -While paraphrase and summary are effective ways to introduce your reader to someone's ideas, quoting directly from a text allows you to introduce your reader to the way those ideas are expressed by showing such details as language, syntax, and cadence.

2, Paraphrasing
    -Restating, in your own words, the author's words or ideas without altering the meaning or providing interpretation. Paraphrases are about the same length as the original.
    -while a summary will be shorter than the original source material, a paraphrase will generally be about the same length as the original source material.

3, Summarizing
    -Condensing the author's words or ideas without altering the meaning or providing interpretation—you use your own words for this. Basically, presenting the original information in a nutshell.
    -When you summarize, you provide your readers with a condensed version of an author's key points. A summary can be as short as a few sentences or much longer, depending on the complexity of the text and the level of detail you wish to provide to your readers.

 Here are some cites that you can study.

Harvard Guide to Using Sources

USLA Library