Integrating sources

Instructions

View the video to learn about how and why to quote, paraphrase, and summarize source material in your writing. Then answer the three questions to check your understanding.

Questions

Click Submit after answering each question to see feedback and to record your answer.

Question 1

In which of these situations would it be best to use a direct quotation (a source’s exact words) instead of a paraphrase?

Question 2

Each of the following options uses a direct quotation. Which of them does so correctly and effectively?

Question 3

Choose the acceptable paraphrase of this sentence from a paper by a literature scholar: “Spanning centuries and continents, many writers have been fascinated by the sea and have written extensively about its appeal and its dangers.”