LibGuides: Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting: Home

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Welcome! This page goes over what is meant by summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting. These are parts of drafting a paper. When done correctly and appropriately cited using an in-text citation and a works cited or references page, these techniques can help you avoid plagiarism.

Avoiding Plagiarism (Excelsior Online Writing Lab)
This Avoiding Plagiarism tutorial by Excelsior OWL defines plagiarism, goes over how to recognize plagiarism, it's consequences, and how to avoid plagiarism. You can complete this tutorial first and then complete the "Check Your Understanding of Plagiarism."

Or take the "Check Your Understanding of Plagiarism" interactive activity first and then use the Avoiding Plagiarism tutorial to brush up on what you missed.

If you have questions, please talk to your Polk State College professor, a tutor, or a librarian. We are here to assist!

"Check Your Understanding of Plagiarism" is provided by Excelsior Online Writing Lab (OWL) and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-4.0 International License.

This work, 3 Simple Ways to Avoid Plagiarism, was created by Harris Xiong and was shared on Flicker