PARAPHRASING
SOURCEThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by
Rebecca Skloot
STUDENT PAPERThe news that the person behind the HeLacells was an African-American woman was explosive. It came at a time when the news about the Tuskegee study was fresh and the Black Panthers were protesting that the US health-care system was racist. The racial connection—the idea of white selling black—was impossible to ignore.
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Problem 1:SKLOOT’S IDEAS WERE PRESENTED AS STUDENT’S OWN
FIX IT, STEP 1:
ADD IN-TEXT CITATION FOR PARAGRAPH
IN-TEXT CITATIONThe news that the person behind the HeLacells was an African-American woman was explosive. It came at a time when the news about the Tuskegee study was fresh and the Black Panthers were protesting that the US health-care system was racist. The racial connection—the idea of white selling black—was impossible to ignore (Skloot197).
OTHER PROBLEMS?
Problem 2:PARAPHRASING AND QUOTING FROM THE SAME SOURCE
PATCHWORK FROM SOURCEThe news that the person behind the HeLacells was an African-American woman was explosive. It came at a time when the news about the Tuskegee study was fresh and the Black Panthers were protesting that the US health-care system was racist. The racial connection—the idea of white selling black—was impossible to ignore (Skloot197).
FIX IT, STEP 2:
ADD QUOTES FOR EXACT PHRASING
QUOTESThe news that the person behind the HeLacells was an African-American woman was explosive. It came at a time when the “news about the Tuskegee study was fresh” and the Black Panthers were protesting that the US health-care system was racist. The racial connection—the idea of “white selling black”—was “impossible to ignore” (Skloot 197).
QUOTESThe news that the person behind the HeLacells was an African-American woman was explosive. It came at a time when the “news about the Tuskegee study was fresh” and the Black Panthers were protesting that the US health-care system was racist. The racial connection—the idea of “white selling black”—was “impossible to ignore” (Skloot 197).
QUOTESThe news that the person behind the HeLacells was an African-American woman was explosive. It came at a time when the “news about the Tuskegee study was fresh” and the Black Panthers were protesting that the US health-care system was racist. The racial connection—the idea of “white selling black”—was “impossible to ignore” (Skloot 197).
QUOTESThe news that the person behind the HeLacells was an African-American woman was explosive. It came at a time when the “news about the Tuskegee study was fresh” and the Black Panthers were protesting that the US health-care system was racist. The racial connection—the idea of “white selling black”—was “impossible to ignore” (Skloot 197).
This citation covers both the paraphrasing and the direct quotes.
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and consider choosing more of your own words