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Quoting and Paraphrasing

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Direct Quotation

  • Copying the author’s exact words
  • Judy Boone reveals that she is not a fit mother in one of her letters to her son, saying, “I’m not like your father. Your father is a much more pacient person” (106).

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Paraphrase

  • Putting a quote into your own words

Quote:

  • Judy Boone reveals that she is not a fit mother in one of her letters to her son, saying, “I’m not like your father. Your father is a much more pacient person” (106).

Paraphrase:

  • In the letters she writes to her son, Judy Boone reveals that she is not a fit mother and explains that Christopher is better off with Ed because of his extreme patience (106).

  • Overall, your paper needs to be mostly your own words and ideas. Only use quotes to support your own ideas.