Paraphrasing, Quoting, and Avoiding Plagiarism

When you write papers, you will often need to use someone else's ideas to prove your point. When you do this, you can either quote them, or paraphrase (summarize in your own words) what they wrote. Whether you quote or paraphrase, you will need to cite your source. In the files below, we have information about how to paraphrase and quote someone else's words.