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and I walked alone about a mile on
the other side, where I observed the
country all barren and rocky.
I observed a huge creature walking
after them in the sea, as fast as he
combat...
I found it fully cultivated ...
I durst not stay to see the issue of the
adventure; but ran as fast as I could
the way I first went...
excerpt from Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
When we came to land, we saw no river or spring, nor any
sign of inhabitants. Our men therefore wandered on the
shore to find out some fresh water near the sea, and I
walked alone about a mile on the other side, where!
observed the country all barren and rocky. I now began to
be weary, and seeing nothing to entertain my curiosity,
returned gently down toward the creek; and the sea being
full
in my view, I saw our men already got into the boat, and
rowing for life to the ship. I was going to holla after them,
although it had been to little purpose, when I observed a
huge creature walking after them in the sea, as fast as he
could; he waded not much deeper than his knees, and took
prodigious strides; but our men had the start of him about
half a league, and the sea thereabouts being
full of pointed
rocks, the monster was not able to overtake the boat. This
was afterwards told, for I durst not stay to see the issue of
the adventure; but ran as fast as I could the way I first went
and then climbed up a steep hill, which gave me some
prospect of the country. I found it fully cultivated; but that
which first surprised me was the length of the grass, which,
in those grounds that seemed to be kept for hay, was about
twenty feet high.
I saw our men already got into the
boat, and rowing for life to the ship.
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what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).

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