What is required for a proper in text citation on an assignment?
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To cite a source in the text of your written assignment, indicate the last name of the author(s), or if there is no author, the first few words of the document title (in quotation marks), then the page, chapter, figure, or table numbers (if applicable).
Can I cite a whole paragraph?
You definitely need to include an in-text citation for paraphrased information. If your entire paragraph is paraphrase of info you got from one of your sources, just put the citation at the very end, like you said. You don’t have to mention the author or do an in-text citation for every sentence.
What is the 6 point checklist for quoting sources?
What are the author’s credentials? Is the topic of the source text related to the author’s credentials? What else has the author written? Is the author reputable and does he/she command authority on the subject matter?
What are two reasons for citing sources?
Why citing is important To show your reader you’ve done proper research by listing sources you used to get your information. To be a responsible scholar by giving credit to other researchers and acknowledging their ideas. To avoid plagiarism by quoting words and ideas used by other authors.
Is it wrong to not cite source?
Basics. Citing sources properly is essential to avoiding plagiarism in your writing. Not citing sources properly could imply that the ideas, information, and phrasing you are using are your own, when they actually originated with another author. Plagiarism doesn’t just mean copy and pasting another author’s words.