Paraphrasing Practice
First, read the passage below;
important Terms
Plagiarizing: copying words or ideas that aren't your own without citing the source
Allusion: a reference fa another story or character
Paraphrasing: restating an idea in your own words
Citing; noting in the text (usually by putting the author's name in parentheses) the source of an idea or quotation
Plagiarism seeks to conceal the source, while allusion seeks to reveal it. in creative writing (poetry, fiction, drama, memoir), you may indeed include allusions. These are references to other texts that extend your meaning. But in academic writing (essays, research, argumentation, lab reports), you must document all of your sources. ("Academic Integrity")
Now, answer these questions:
1. According to the paragraph, what is the difference between plagiarism and allusion?
2. Find the most important sentence and write it below.
3. Circle the most important three or four words in that sentence and write them below.
4. Paraphrase the sentence you identified in question 2. You may use two words from your answer to question 3 but no other words from the original sentence.
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May be copied for classroom use, © 2008 by Barry Gilmore, from Plagiarism (Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH).
Paraphrasing Practice, continued
Citation Reminders
•  For MLA format, put the author's name and page number in parentheses: (Smith 92).
*  Place the period after the parentheses (see above). There is no comma between the name and page number.
0 If you use the author's name in the sentence, you don't have to include it at the end,
0 If you access the source online, no page
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9 Remember to place the source in your bibliography, as well.
5. Write a sentence of your own in which you  quote from the paragraph. Use quotation marks and a citation at the end of the sentence.
6. In the space below, describe one instance in which the author of the paragraph might be wrong. When might you use an allusion in academic writing?
7. Now a write a paragraph of your own. In your writing, comment on the original paragraph—do you mostly agree or mostly disagree? At some point in your answer, either quote the original paragraph and cite if or paraphrase the original paragraph and cite it.
Works Cited
Grace Hauenstein Library, n.d. "Academic Integrity." Aquinas College, www.aquinas.edu/ library/plagiarism.htm! (accessed Feb. 18, 2008).
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Mav be cooled for classroom use. © 200S by Barry Gilmore, from Plagiarism (Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH)