Using Sources
•Writing a summary of source material
•Referencing source material in your document
•Avoiding plagiarism
•Connecting in-text citation to Works Cited page
•Creating Works Cited entries
Writing a Summary of a Source
Do this:
•Open a blank document in word
•Take out the Occupational Outlook Article on your career
•Write the name of the article (and the author if any) at the
top of the screen
•Write a sentence at the top of the document that identifies the
title and author of the source:
The Department of Labor Statistic publishes
Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Writing a Summary (continued)
•Read the first paragraph of the article
•Turn the source over
•Write 1-2 sentences in your own words stating what the
paragraph said.
Future demand will be high for air traffic
controllers because many current air traffic
controllers are reaching retirement age.
They work for the government, not the
airport, and they are well paid.
Writing a Summary (continued)
•Read the next paragraph of the article
•Turn the source over
•Write 1-2 sentences in your own words stating what the
paragraph said.
•Continue in this manner through the whole source.
•Use your words without quoting
•Only use exact source wording for titles, specific terminology,
and numbers
•Do not include all information. Condense and summarize.
Referencing Source Material
Use signal phrases to indicate that material comes from a
source:
___________ indicates
According to ____________
_____________ shows that
Add these signal phrases to your summary now.
Avoiding Plagiarism
What is plagiarism?
According to Indiana University’s plagiarism
website, “Plagiarism is using others' ideas and
words without clearly acknowledging the source of
that information.”
(http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.ht
ml#original)
Plagiarism (cont)
Original text from Occupational Outlook
Handbook: The air traffic
control system is a vast
network of people and
equipment that ensures the
safe operation of
commercial and private
aircraft. Air traffic
controllers coordinate the
movement of air traffic to
make certain that planes
stay a safe distance apart.
Their immediate concern is
safety, but controllers
also must direct planes
efficiently to minimize
delays.
Plagiarized summary: A
vast system of people
and networks make up
the air traffic control
industry to ensure the
safety of commercial and
private planes. By
making sure that planes
stay a safe distance
from each other, air
traffic controllers
coordinate the movement
of all planes in the air.
Plagiarism (cont)
Original text from Occupational Outlook
Handbook: The air traffic
control system is a vast
network of people and
equipment that ensures the
safe operation of
commercial and private
aircraft. Air traffic
controllers coordinate the
movement of air traffic to
make certain that planes
stay a safe distance apart.
Their immediate concern is
safety, but controllers
also must direct planes
efficiently to minimize
delays.
Acceptable summary:
According to the
Occupational Outlook
Handbook, the huge air
traffic control industry
monitors all aircraft
and helps assure that
planes do not fly too
close together. Air
traffic controllers are
also responsible for
helping airplanes
takeoff and land in a
timely manner so that
airports run efficiently.
Plagiarism (cont)
To avoid plagiarism, a writer should:
Always indicate the source from which the writer took
material
Enclose source’s words in quotation marks
Re-arrange sentences and phrases so that the
writer’s paragraph looks different than the
source’s
Write from summary notes NOT from
original source material
Connecting In-text Citation to
Works Cited Page
Your Paper
Works Cited Page
The
Occupational Outlook
Handbook says that
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United States. Dept. of Labor.
Bureau of Statistics.
Occupational Outlook Handbook.
2002-03 ed. Washington: GPO,
2002.
Trackstar: Track # 177533
Creating a Works Cited or Works
Consulted Page
Works Cited = Only those
sources you use in your paper
Works Consulted = Any
source that you read to get
information for your paper
For this paper,
use a Works
Consulted Page
Trackstar Track 177533
Using your Textbook
•Organization of MLA chapter
•Models for in-text citations
•Models for Works Cited Entries
•Model of Works Cited Page
General Reminders
•NEVER use the source’s words or ideas without giving
credit
•ALWAYS indicate the source from which you took ideas
and facts, even if you change the words or word order
•For this assignment, list all sources you read in your
Works Consulted Page
•Use your textbook AND the Trackstar Works Cited Track
(177533) to get your through the formatting issues
•Your sources are just the back-up singers. YOU are the
star!