Appendix J
Quoting, Summarizing, and Paraphrasing Sources
Summarize:
Be brief.
Reflect key facts or ideas.
Help readers understand context.
Do not insert personal views.
Write in your own words, except for quotations.
Create an APA-formatted parenthetical citation for this summary.
Insert the APA article reference.
Drug abuse plays a key part in numerous social tribulations. Drugs abuse can escort to drugged driving, violence, stress, child abuse, homelessness, crime, missed work, and difficulty with keeping an occupation. Drug abuse can hurt unborn children and devastate relatives.
MedlinePlus. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Paraphrase:
Use details.
Reflect the structure of the source.
Reflect the ideas of the original author.
Do not insert personal views.
Write in your own words, except for quotations.
Create an APA-formatted parenthetical citation for this paraphrase.
Insert the APA article reference.
Many studies show that when smoking marijuana in cigarettes increased heart rate, motor test, and driving skills were impaired (Hollister, 1971).
The stronger mixes of marijuana have the same types of unpleasant mental responses such as hallucinogens (Hollister, 1971).
Panic attacks, schizophrenic, depression, or bad trips occur because of inadvertent overdoses (Hollister, 1971).
Adequate doses of marijuana impair intellectual or motor functions and risks of operating care are compared to those followers on alcohol ingestion (Hollister, 1971).
Hollister, L. E. (1971). Current Research on Marijuana. Journal Of Social Issues, 27(3), 23-34.
Quote:
Choose a well-stated key idea.
Use a verb of attribution to introduce the quotation; for example, He claimed, She reported, they assert).
Punctuate correctly.
Create an APA-formatted parenthetical citation for this quotation.
Insert the APA article reference.
They report that Ketamine distorts perception and produces