Summarizing involves putting the main idea(s) into your own words, including only the main point(s). Although you are using your own words, it is still necessary to attribute the summarized ideas to ...

When you paraphrase what someone else has written, you accurately express that person's thoughts in your own words. When you summarize what someone else has written, you omit the details and express ...

You can avoid plagiarism by citing all sources you used for information, quoting any words or phrases that came directly from the original source, summarizing sources, and/or paraphrasing information ...