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Contents

Introduction

Quotations

Understanding Quotations

Using Quotations

Modifying Quotations

Integrating Quotations

Paraphrases

Understanding Paraphrases

Writing Paraphrases

Integrating Paraphrases

Summaries

Understanding Summaries

Writing Summaries

Integrating Summaries

 

How to Work with Information from Sources

Providing Context

Passage from Kevin's Draft:

But if we refuse to retrofit the term code hero to Nick simply because he is a Hemingway protagonist and we allow the text to have its say, it becomes clear that "Hemingway's self-projection in Nick Adams is of an often frightened, often mistaken, and bewildered young man" (Gadjusek 37).

In the example on the right, Kevin has set up the quotation by explaining the context of the Hemingway protagonist, as shown in red. By doing so, Kevin gives his readers a frame for understanding how he is using the source information. Kevin also used MLA style to document his sources.

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