This document discusses techniques for avoiding plagiarism, specifically paraphrasing and summarizing. It notes that while the internet provides vast resources for students, it also enables easy plagiarism through copy and paste. The document outlines 6 steps for effective paraphrasing according to Purdue OWL, including reading sources fully, writing paraphrases in a new document, including context notes, and citing sources. It also contrasts summarizing with paraphrasing, noting that summarizing should be shorter and include the main ideas of the original source. Overall, the document encourages teaching students paraphrasing and summarizing skills to help them avoid plagiarism when using internet sources in their writing.