Use these handouts and resources to understand the difference between quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing as well as when to use each technique. 

Materials designed by Christopher Basgier, Katharine Brown, Amy Cicchino, and Megan Haskins

This worksheet will help you practice paraphrasing 

• Paraphrasing Practice Worksheet Word Document 

• Paraphrasing Practice Worksheet PDF 

This worksheet will help you write an annotation for a source for an annotated bibliography 

• Practice Writing an Annotation Worksheet Word Document 

• Practice Writing an Annotation Worksheet PDF 

This worksheet introduces you to the Chicago Style standard of writing and helps you practice paraphrasing and summarizing in Chicago

• Paraphrasing and Using Sources in Chicago Worksheet Word Document

• Paraphrasing and Using Sources in Chicago Worksheet PDF

This worksheet gets writers considering how to paraphrase and summarize a source 

• Using Sources Ethically Worksheet Word Document 

• Using Sources Ethically Worksheet PDF 

This activity asks you to consider whether or not something is plagiarized 

• What Counts as Plagiarism? Word Document 

• What Counts as Plagiarism? PDF 

This handout provides an easy reference list of common transitional words and phrases 

• Transitional Words and Phrases Handout Word Document 

• Transitional Words and Phrases Handout PDF