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Paraphrasing

Learn how to paraphrase well.

Acknowledgements

Paraphrasing is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. The full text of the license is available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/. For questions about this tutorial, contact ann.agee@sjsu.edu.

Sources used include:

Paraphrasing. (2012). Academy of Art University. http://arc-web.academyart.edu/ols/plagiarism/paraphrasing_tutorial.html

Cornish, L. S. (2014). 'Mum, can I play on the internet?' Parents' understanding, perception and responses to online advertising designed for children. International Journal of Advertising, 33(3), 437-473.

Goals For This Tutorial

After completing this tutorial, you will be able to:

  • Define paraphrasing
  • Know how to paraphrase someone else's words or ideas
  • Know when to cite sources used in your paper
  • Recognize and avoid common paraphrasing mistakes