What is the difference between directly quoting and paraphrasing? A direct quote is exactly what the author says. It needs quotations. Text that is paraphrased is reworded, rearranged, and does not need quotation marks.

Direct quotes are when characters are talking and paraphrasing are when they are not

. Direct quotes are reworded, rearranged, and do not need quotation marks. Text that is paraphrased is exactly what the author says and needs quotations

. Direct quotes are words you find in the dictionary while paraphrased words can be found in the thesaurus.

(100 points) project: progressive era research your topic and write at least seven hundred words to discuss one of the following topics. a. evaluate the impact of progressive era reforms. b. evaluate the impact of progressive reform leaders such as susan b. anthony or robert lafollette. c. evaluate the impact of third parties and their candidates such as h. ross perot and george wallace on america. note: as with any research you do, evaluate the validity of your source: a. who is the author? b. is the author an authority on the subject? c. how does the author use language? d. what sources appear in the author's work? e. from what you know or have learned about the author, is the presentation inappropriately biased?