First Writing Convention

Paraphrasing, quotation and citation in the MLA format were another English nightmare. I did not know these differences. The work I put in to develop my essay of comparing and contrast solved the problem I had with paraphrasing, quotation and citation in the MLA format. This is because I had to paraphrase, and make quotations for my readers to know who's pointing I was using, I am confident, I will not forget these

’s words, even if they constitute only part of a sentence, with quotation marks and specific citation. Citations may be footnotes, endnotes, or parenthetical references. (USNA, 2004).

This goes back to the feedback you were given on the last Complete section which you had questions about. Let me try to address that feedback while giving you examples from your work here. Please note that you have to cite research whether you paraphrase it or quote it directly. The sole differences are that 1) The direct quote goes in quote marks; paraphrased research does not, and 2) That you do not cite with page or paragraph info when you paraphrase. I think what my previous feedback indicated was this: Research use is great. However, I would far prefer few direct quotes. In other words, paraphrase your research rather than quoting directly. Direct quotes should be used extremely sparingly. There

When citing paraphrased information in your paper, either give the author’s name and year within the sentence or in parentheses at the end of the sentence, along with the page number. For example: According to Smith (2008), laughter

The article, “Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing” by Dana Driscoll and Allen Brizee clarifies and explains what quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing are and their differences. Driscoll and Brizee explain the importance of quoting, paraphrasing, and summering and how they can be integrated into any text to properly give credit to the original owners of the text that it being quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

I had been putting off the research paper as long as I could, now I was in real trouble. The night before the due date and all I had was my name and four blank pages. The essay was to summarize the life of a famous person in history. The topic was not the problem; it was my procrastination. I had always been good about getting my homework done in time except when it came to formal writing. Formal writing has always been hard for me because of the formatting and citing, I am hoping this class will help me overcome these obstacles and make writing fun and enjoyable. I will first tell you about my history with formal writing, then I will talk about using online article databases and googling information. I will then discuss my experience with sources and quotes, using MLA format and my experience using in-text parenthetical citations.

I will be cautious when I do my citations. I made a mistake of not reading carefully The APA standards on how to cite in my first Psychology Discussion Forum. My citation format was wrong; It was an unintentional form of plagiarism. I have learned from my mistake and will double check my future works for the proper

In this example, the author of this text placed a period in an incorrect spot. At the end of a quote, or paraphrased quote or idea, the correct in-text MLA format is to place the period after the parentheses which encases the authors name from the works cited and page number from the original text. This helps the reader identify which information is being quoted and cited.

General Principles Writers use quotations for a variety of purposes: to argue with another author’s definition of a term, to provide statistical evidence or testimony to validate a claim; to present the reader with a statement we wish to refute or discuss in detail. If writers overdo and include too many quotations in a research essay, readers will form the negative impression that the authors of those sources are more authoritative than the writer of the research paper. Often the voices of those authorities drown out the writer’s voice, in a sense taking over authorship of the paper. Writers should use direct quotations only when the source’s words are particularly relevant, powerful, and/or an extremely

I also recommend it for the paragraph where you mentioned the evidence because thinking as a reader I'd like to know where you got those evidences or results , so quoting some websites or authors could be a good idea as well .

Ever since I was in high school, school introduced me on quoting sources but I never realized how wrong I was putting them together. For instance, integrating the quotations into my own text has always been the hardest part for myself for the reason that I wouldn't combined the quotations successfully in the right places, same thing happens when introducing quotations, at least for me. Although, after reading chapters 1-3, I learned and I got so many ideas on how to write just about anything, and we are not even half way through with the book. When I was writing my diagnostic essay I would overthink too much on how to put the author's words and mine together. From this perspective, I started a sentence with a quotation, but I was mistaken because

It is not a good practice to simply copy what is found in other people’s work, books or even your own writing. If you have to do so, do it properly by copying it with quotation marks and appropriate citation. In addition to this, it is good to have a proper time management in which you would have enough time to cite your sources properly.

In this paper, every OPINION from someone else has been acknowledged in a parenthetical citation. I realize that the mere presence of a parenthetical citation does not avoid plagiarism. If I have used the exact words, phrases, clauses, or sentences of someone else, I have enclosed that information in quotation marks. If I have summarized the opinions of someone else, I have not enclosed the summary in quotation marks; but I have stated those opinions in my own words. I have also introduced the summary and used a parenthetical citation to acknowledge the source.

During this course, learning APA formatting for papers has been instrumental. This style of formatting is commonly used in academic writing assignments due to its general universal uniformity and ability to properly credit the sources from which the paper is refer to from. Appropriate uses of references are annotated by using in-text citations that align with the reference list located on the last page of a paper. Together, they allow the reader to verify where the information has been obtained. In addition, to having the ability to confirm material, APA style of writing assist the writer in avoiding plagiarism by accurately stating where the information in a paper was received.

Saunders (2003, p. 21) claims that there are many factors that are known to  affect the success of students at the tertiary education level.    In these two examples, the sentences summarise the main view expressed  in  an  article  written  by  Saunders.  Also  note  that  the  first  example  highlights  the  information  but  the  second  example  highlights  or  gives  prominence to the author of the article.    i.   If the author’s name occurs naturally in the sentence, the year is given  in parentheses:        In  a  popular  study,  Harvey  (2005)  argued  that  we  have  to  teach  good  practices…            As Harvey (1992, p. 21) said, ‘good practices must be taught’ and so we…    ii.   If  the  name  does  not  occur  naturally  in  the  sentence,  both  name  and  year are given in parentheses:      A  more  recent  study  (Stevens  2002)  has  shown  the  way  theory  and  practical work interact…    Theory  rises  out  of  practice,  and  once  validated,  returns  to