Reading Response Q—Harvard U “Conducting Responsible Research”

Read the following pages from the Harvard Guide to Using Sources on “Guidelines for Conducting Responsible Research.

Then, type your answers to the following questions, and print and bring your work to class.

Please write your answers in complete sentences. Remember to use accurate grammar in your response. If you use the same phrases or sentences from a video, be sure to use quotation marks.


  1. What does it mean to “keep sources in correct context”?
  2. What specific guidelines are given for paraphrasing?
  3. Fill in the blank: “Never paraphrase or quote from a source without __________.”
  4. Do you already know or follow any of these guidelines? If so, which one(s)? What are TWO guidelines that sounded most helpful or surprising, and why?