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Beyond Plagiarism

Best Practices for the Responsible Use of Sources

  • Introduction
  • About
  • For Students
    • Finding Sources
      • Getting Started: What Do You Need?
        • Types of Sources
      • Finding Useful Sources
        • Keywords
        • Identifying Sources Worth Reading
        • Using Sources to Get to Other Sources
      • Keeping Track of Sources
        • The Mechanics of Citation
    • Understanding Sources
      • Interpreting Sources
        • Step 1: Context
        • Step 2: Paratext
        • Step 3: Text
        • Step 3: Text, continued
        • Step 4: Evaluating Sources
          • Quiz 1
          • Quiz 2
      • Taking Useful Notes
        • Writing an Annotated Bibliography
    • Using Sources
      • Using Sources to Construct Arguments
        • Method 1: Agree
        • Method 2: Disagree!
        • Quiz
      • How to Use Sources Logistically
      • Patchwriting as a Technique
        • Quiz
    • Academic Integrity in Action
      • The Importance of Proper Source Use
      • Resources for Students Struggling with an Assignment
      • Consequences of Plagiarism for the Student
  • For Faculty
    • Section A: How to teach from this site
    • Section B: Preventing Plagiarism
    • Section C: Responding to Plagiarism
    • Section D: Instructional Resources and Bibliography
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Using Sources

Introduction: Different Ways to Use Sources

Now that you have closely examined primary and secondary sources and learned how to interpret them, this module will help you better craft arguments based on those sources.

This module has three sections:

An overview on how to use secondary sources to construct an argument.

Demonstrations of quoting, paraphrasing, and patch writing.

Using sources in practice: evaluating arguments based on sources.


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