Quoting, Summarizing, and Paraphrasing

Quoting, Summarizing, and Paraphrasing

Be sure to review the materials on using the Excelsior College Library before you begin this assignment. In this module, you have been learning about how to find sources in the library and about the importance of summarizing and paraphrasing the information you find in them. This assignment will give you an opportunity to locate a source, share and cite quotes, and then practice your summary and paraphrase skills, something you will encounter again in the coming modules as you work on your research paper project. 

Instructions

Using OneSearch in the Excelsior College Library, locate a?scholarly?article on a topic that interests you and is, ideally, related to your field. Think about an issue you would like to explore related to your current or future profession and find an article that feels engaging and important to you.?This could be the issue you use for your formal research paper assignment, but it does not have to be. 

After you read your chosen scholarly article, complete the following tasks. Number each part as follows to make it easy for your instructor to find the necessary pieces of this assignment.?

Part 1:?Choose a longer paragraph or a group of several paragraphs. Share that paragraph as a quote. Be sure to add an APA citation for the quote at the end.?

Part 2:?Write a summary of the paragraph or passage you chose for Part 1. Be sure the first sentence identifies the author and passage you are summarizing. Add a proper APA citation for the summarized information.?

Part 3:?From a different section of the article, choose an important short passage—just a sentence or two. Share these sentences as a quote. Be sure to add an APA citation for the quote at the end.?

Part 4:?Write a paraphrase of the passage you chose for Part 3, putting the author’s ideas into your own original words. Make sure that the entire paraphrase is original and you aren’t just replacing a few words in the author’s sentence. Add a proper APA citation for the paraphrase.

Be sure to check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors before you upload it.