Use+of+Information

What are the differences among quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing?
These three ways of incorporating other writers' work into your own writing differ according to the closeness of your writing to the source writing.
 * Quotations** must be identical to the original, using a narrow segment of the source. They must match the source document word for word and must be attributed to the original author.
 * Paraphrasing** involves putting a passage from source material into your own words. A paraphrase must also be attributed to the original source. Paraphrased material is usually shorter than the original passage, taking a somewhat broader segment of the source and condensing it slightly.
 * Summarizing** involves putting the main idea(s) into your own words, including only the main point(s). Once again, it is necessary to attribute summarized ideas to the original source. Summaries are significantly shorter than the original and take a broad overview of the source material.

= = **4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view) the information within a source** **Graphic Organizers provide a way to organize information for note-taking, brainstorming, presentation and more. Several excellent graphic organizers can be found at these sites:** **Citing Sources - Sites for creating bibliographies include the following:**
 * = **4. Use of Information** =
 * 4.2 Extract relevant information from a source** ||
 * **Note-taking - Techniques for note-taking can be found at these sites:**
 * [|Notemaking] - This site has downloadable graphic organizers plus multiple methods for teaching notemaking.
 * [|Graphic Organizers] - A great collection of downloadable GO's.
 * [|Laura Chandler's File Cabinet - Graphic Organizers] - 3 quality GO's to download.
 * [|Graphic Organizer Index] - Examples and suggestions for use of GO's.
 * [|NCREL's Graphic Organizers] - Great examples and explanations of GO's from NCREL.
 * [|SCORE's Graphic Organizers]
 * [|WriteDesign On-Line - Graphic Organizers]
 * [|Graphic Organizers] - Download and print several GO's.
 * [|About Graphic Organizers]
 * [|Graphic Organizer graphic organizers concept...]
 * [|Venn Diagrams] - Learn about using venn diagrams, create your own, or view a collection of venn diagrams.
 * [|Inspiration] - Software for creating graphic organizers. Download a trial copy. Includes Kidspiration for younger kids.
 * [|NoodleTools] - A subscription service for generating a bibliography.
 * [|NoodleTools MLA Starter] - A free tool for generating a citing for a single source.
 * [|Landmark Citation Machine]
 * [|Classroom Connect Community - Connected Teacher]

http://www.bibme.org/

http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/mla.html

**Copyright and plagiarism -** * [|Copyright & Multimedia Productions]
 * [|Plagiarism] - An online resource for checking sources.
 * [|Plagiarism vs.] - [|Summarizing] - Read the explanations from Joyce Valenza's site. Then take the quiz - [|Is it plagiarism?]
 * [|Copyright for Kids] ||

Springfield Virtual Library http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/

= Big6 #4 - Use of Information =
 * [[image:http://www.squires.fayette.k12.ky.us/library/research/pandas.gif width="201" height="141"]] || When you start to use information from one of your sources, you either read it, listen to it, or watch it. Then you //**extract**// (that means take out) the information from the source. Sometimes you rewrite it in your own words, and sometimes you want exactly what is written or said there (this is called a //**direct quote**//). ||