Some Resources to Help Summarize and Paraphrase

Paraphrase: Restating Ideas in Your Own Words

From the Arizona State University Writing Center

http://www.asu.edu/duas/wcenter/paraphrasing.html

What is Plagiarism at Indiana University?

A "Concept Lesson" with 10 examples

http://education.indiana.edu/~frick/plagiarism/

Plagiarism: What it Is and How to Avoid It

From MIT Libraries

(This one includes 5 specific suggestions for how to paraphrase a paragraph appropriately)

http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/courses/fall2001/21f.222/plagiarism.html

Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It

From the University of Indiana

http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml

Practice Exercises in Paraphrasing

From Purdue Writing Center

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_paraphrEX1.html

Guide to Paraphrasing

From Gallaudet University

http://depts.gallaudet.edu/Englishworks/writing/paraphrasing.html

Different ways writers can incorporate ideas from a source into their own writing

From Grinnell College Writing Lab

http://web.grinnell.edu/writinglab/CitationGuides/indivex2.html

When should I paraphrase, and when should I summarize?

From the University of Toronto’s Writing Workshop

http://www.utoronto.ca/ucwriting/paraphrase.html

Paraphrase: Write it in Your Own Words

Purdue Writing Center’s explanation of what paraphrasing is, with samples.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_paraphr.html