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Paraphrasing and citation

Exact borrowed wording clearly marked and attributed.

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Prerequisites

Comfort with paragraph writing.

Study notes

Quotation

Exact borrowed wording clearly marked and attributed.

Paraphrase

A restatement in new wording and structure that still requires attribution when the idea is sourced.

Citation

A reference identifying the source of borrowed information or ideas.

Plagiarism

Presenting another person’s words or ideas as one’s own without appropriate acknowledgement.

Worked examples

Which term best matches this description: Exact borrowed wording clearly marked and attributed.

Quotation is the matching concept in this lesson.

Quotation

Which term best matches this description: A restatement in new wording and structure that still requires attribution when the idea is sourced.

Paraphrase is the matching concept in this lesson.

Paraphrase

Check your understanding

  1. Which concept would you apply first in a situation where a reference identifying the source of borrowed information or ideas.

    1. Paraphrase
    2. Quotation
    3. Plagiarism
    4. Citation

  2. Name the concept described as: Presenting another person’s words or ideas as one’s own without appropriate acknowledgement.

  3. Which statement about Quotation is most accurate?

    1. A reference identifying the source of borrowed information or ideas.
    2. Exact borrowed wording clearly marked and attributed.
    3. A restatement in new wording and structure that still requires attribution when the idea is sourced.
    4. Presenting another person’s words or ideas as one’s own without appropriate acknowledgement.

  4. Explain one important difference between Quotation and Paraphrase.

Answers and marking guidance

Answers and marking notes
  1. Citation

    The scenario directly calls for Citation.

  2. Plagiarism

    The intended concept is Plagiarism.

  3. Exact borrowed wording clearly marked and attributed.

    The definition in the lesson notes gives the required condition.

  4. Quotation: Exact borrowed wording clearly marked and attributed. Paraphrase: A restatement in new wording and structure that still requires attribution when the idea is sourced.

    Credit a clear distinction using both definitions and an appropriate example if supplied.

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