I am very nervous about plagiarism and citing sources. If the instructor tells us to review the information provided in chapter twelve and explain the steps of writing, do I have to put the textbook as a reference if I read all of the information and wrote my post in my own words? I am taking classes online.

Answer 1

Citing your source is probably not necessary in this situation, but it wouldn't hurt.

Answer 2

So since I am not actually using exact words but this is where I got the information would I just do this after my post?

References

McClean, S. (2011). Writing for success (1st ed.). Irvington, NY: Flat World Knowledge, Inc.

Answer 3

Good idea.

Answer 4

If I only used certain pages, where would I put that in my citation?

Answer 5

Put the page numbers in parentheses at the end of the citation.

The reason for citing this text is to give credit to the author for his/her ideas.

Answer 6

Thank You!

Answer 7

You're welcome.