The document provides examples and instructions for how to properly cite direct quotes, summaries, and paraphrases in notecards. It demonstrates directly quoting a source and providing an in-text citation, summarizing information from a source and attributing the summary, and paraphrasing text from a source. The examples are intended to teach best practices for accurately representing sources in notecards intended for research papers.

1. In-text Citations & ParaphrasingHow do I set up my notecards?Direct Quote, Summary & Paraphrasing Examples

2. Citing a Direct QuoteAir Attacks“The key to the mission was the innovative idea of combining an aircraft carrier with the Billys. Japan assumed itself safe from air threats because land-based U.S. Army aircraft couldn’t reach the homeland from Hawaii or Midway” (Bradley 102).When you have text that you want to quote directly, follow these steps: Copy the quote word-for-word, using the exact same punctuation, spelling, etc.

3. Attribute the author and the page numberdirectly after the quoted text.Topic of cardWorks CitedBradley, James. Flyboys: A True Story of Courage. Little Brown and Company; New York, 2003.

4. Author name here, not needed in p.r.TopicDirect Quote w/Author in textAir AttacksAccording to Bradley “the key to the mission was the innovative idea of combining an aircraft carrier with the Billys” (102).When you have text that you want to quote directly but you attribute the author in the quote, follow these steps: Copy the quote word-for-word, using the exact same punctuation, spelling, etc. after your attribution.

5. Attribute only the page numberdirectly after the quoted text.Works CitedBradley, James. Flyboys: A True Story of Courage. Little Brown and Company; New York, 2003.

6. Text:On December 21, 1941, just two weeks almost to the hour after Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt welcomed his military brain trust into his private study on the second floor of the White House. FDR’s “Big Three” consisted of General George Marshall, the starchy army chief of staff; General Henry “Hap” Arnold, the genial chief of staff of the army of air forces; and Admiral Ernest King, the imperious chief of naval operations. These masters of land, air, and sea were prepared to request troops and equipment (Bradley 98).Summary CardSometimes you will have a large amount of information that you want to summarize: Read the passage carefully.

7. Summarize, or condense, the information, leaving out minor details.

8. Focus on the main ideas.