What is the Difference Between Paraphrasing & Quoting?

In 6-10 double-spaced pages (not including your cover page or reference page), write a book review. Appropriate citations should be included in APA format.
Paraphrase the information you refer to with in-text citations and a list of your sources from in-text
citations on the reference page. Limit the number of direct quotes from sources to a maximum of 10%
of your paper.
Therefore, if your paper is 6 pages direct quotes should comprise and add up to no more than 60% of one
double-spaced page.
Turnitin is activated for this assignment to detect plagiarism, so be sure you use your own wording
when paraphrasing material from the books and other sources.
What is the Difference Between Paraphrasing & Quoting?
Paraphrasing is taking someone else’s idea, and restating it in your own words. Remember,
paraphrasing does not make this your idea. Therefore, you must cite the original source of the idea.
When paraphrasing, write your paraphrase without looking at the original source — then go back
and check for accuracy and for any direct quotes.
A direct quote is when you take a segment of the source (whether it be from a book, journal article,
or otherwise), and you copy that segment into your paper word for word. A quote must be put in
quotation marks and cited properly.
Examples of the APA in-text citations and reference page citations for the books assigned for this
course:
In-text paraphrase examples in APA format:
Example at the beginning of a sentence:
Alexander (2012) argued that mass incarceration is an adaptation of Jim Crow laws.
Example at the end of a sentence:
The author argued that mass incarceration is an adaptation of Jim Crow laws (Alexander, 2012).

1. Briefly restate the primary points from section 2.
2. Emphasize one of the main points for style reasons (Connect with your reader – get
sympathy)
3. Answer any unanswered questions from the body of the paper,
a. How should practitioners (i.e., law enforcement, court workers, correctional workers) and
the three branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial) use this information
to improve criminal justice processing?
b. What are the next steps for researchers based on this work? Should the work be replicated?
Should it be studied more rigorously and/or use alternative research methods to give the
findings/conclusions more support?

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