Using and Citing Evidence

-Accurately paraphrase,summarize, and quote researched information
-Using the MLA style correctly and effectively intergrate direct and indirect quotations citations into text to avoid plagiarism

-Evidence is a piece of informationused to support or refute an argument
-Evidence needs context
-Introduction and explanations
-Organization of ideas and evidence
-Transitional words and phrases

Quotation-Exact words from source presented in quotation marks
Paraphrase-restated section of text from the source in your own words
Summary- main idea from source in your own words
Data- fact statistics charts graphs photographs

Use a quotation when
-Disscussing specific points ideas or arguments
-Emphasizing a particularly authortative sourcs
-Analyzing how others use language
-Using a authors words for their brilliancy or vividness

Avoid the floating quotation
First introduce
-Provide context
-attribute the source
Then, Follow up
-Provide citation
-Explain significance
( DO NOT simple rephrase
answer,"Why is the quotation important?
What meanings or ideas are conveyed?"

Selecting quotations
-choose the fewest words needed
-fit the quoted words into the grammar of the sentence
-avoid misrepresentation
-quote long passages
(block quotations) rarely

Use a paraphrase if
-Desiring information without exact wording
-pointing out a specific section point of example
-using generally accepted information

Use a summary if
-Providinf background information
-giving context for an arguement
-mentioning a source as a counterarguement

Use Data if
-needing hard facts or visual representation of facts
-giving context to guide reader through the interpretation process

-Accurately paraphrase summarize and quote researched information
-determine ehat type of evidence to use
-Intergrate direct and indirect quotations effectively by providing context