Read the following passage from "What Does American Democracy Mean to Me" by Mary McLeod Bethune and the paraphrase that follows. Then answer the question that follows:
Original—Our faith in visions of fundamental change as mutual respect and understanding between our races come in the path of spiritual awakening. Certainly there have been times when we may have delayed this mutual understanding by being slow to assume a fuller share of our national responsibility because of the denial of full equality. And yet, we have always been loyal when the ideals of American democracy have been attacked. We have given our blood in its defense—from Crispus Attucks on Boston Commons to the battlefields of France. We have fought for the democratic principles of equality under the law, equality of opportunity, equality at the ballot box, for the guarantees of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We have fought to preserve one nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Yes, we have fought for America with all her imperfections, not so much for what she is, but for what we know she can be.
Paraphrase—Our faith in fundamental change as mutual respect between our races come in the path of awakening. There have been times when we have delayed this understanding by being slow to assume a full share of our national responsibility because of the denial of equality. We have been loyal when the ideals of American democracy have been attacked. We have given our blood in its defense—from Crispus Attucks on Boston Commons to the battlefields of France. We fought for principles of equality under the law, equality of opportunity, at the ballot box, for the guarantees of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We fought to preserve one nation, in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Yes, we have fought for America not for what she is, but for what we know she can be.
Why is the above not a good paraphrase of Mary McLeod Bethune's passage?
a) It cites Mary McLeod Bethune in a signal phrase.
b) It only deletes a few words.
c) It retells the passage in a new way.
d) It's the writer's own version of the text.
c) It retells the passage in a new way.
How should references on a Works Cited page be arranged?
a) According to how much the writer used each one
b) In alphabetical order by author or organization
c) From the shortest to the longest entry
d) In the order the writer found them during research
b) In alphabetical order by author or organization
What is plagiarism?
a) Including signal phrases in the body of your article
b) Making a reference page for your own written text
c) Paraphrasing other people's work and identifying them
d) Using other people's ideas without giving them credit
d) Using other people's ideas without giving them credit
Which of the following statements is true about a "Works Cited" page?
a) It contains all the sources you cite in your article, which appear in alphabetical order by author's last name.
b) It includes a paragraph of text explaining why you used each resource using signal phrase verbs.
c) It is a list of your internal citations and quotes in one place to help you when writing your article.
d) It lists your sources of information in the order in which you cited each one in the body of your article.
a) It contains all the sources you cite in your article, which appear in alphabetical order by author's last name.
What is the purpose of a signal phrase?
a) To call attention to plagiarism in an informational text
b) To indicate the end of text and the start of citations
c) To point out an internal citation to the reader
d) To show the need for a reference within an article
c) To point out an internal citation to the reader
Which of the following is not a reason to use internal citations?
a) When including a direct quotation
b) When including a paraphrase
c) When including a summary
d) When including your own ideas