Documentation!

Why is it necessary to give credit to the words and even the ideas of the original authors?

You can one, get plagiarized which costs lots of money. Also, it's just rude to steal someone else's ideas. You should always respect others and give them thanks in your writing. Another thing is, it is good for your school to know what you wrote and were you found other information. Those words don't belong to the student!

Plagiarism damages reputations and relationships.

true

direct quotation

using the exact words of an author. Must always be put into quotation marks; must be cited in parentheses following the quote in the text; and must also be given an entry in the works-cited list.

What is the best piece of advice when you are not sure if you are plagiarizing?

write a citation

What is plagiarism? What are the consequences of plagiarism?

Plagiarism is stealing others ideas and using it for your own without notice of where you had gotten the idea. This can cause a fine, getting rejected from colleges (or getting kicked out). This can make you seem less intelligent and ruin relationships and representation.

A(n) ______________ is made during research to tell the facts about the source one is using.

Source card

Crediting of sources can also protect you from being accused of including inaccurate facts.

True

Ideas, works, and words that are someone else's must be documented because _____.

all of the above

It is necessary to cite a source because _____.

all of the above

parenthetical citation

also known as in-text citations, a technique for citing sources in which the source information immediately follows the fact or quote given in the paper

A summary does not need to be cited as to its source because a summary is your own words.

false

As long as you use in-text citation in your paper, you cannot be guilty of plagiarism.

false

There is no difference between paraphrasing and summarizing.

false

To be charged with plagiarism is a minor offense.

false

source

in research, all outside material used to research information for an assignment

What is meant by "citing a source"?

naming the source of the information

paraphrase

restating the author's ideas in one's own words; much longer than a summary; must be documented

MLA format

the Modern Language Association style of citation for research sources, commonly used in schools and universities in the areas of language and the humanities

documentation

the acknowledgement of all outside sources researched and used in an assignment; citation

plagiarism

the use of someone else's information, whether quoted directly, summarized, or paraphrased, without permission or citation so that the information appears to belong to the person using it rather than to the actual owner

works-cited page

the works-cited list is an alphabetical listing of all sources investigated and used to complete the project

cite

to refer to a source as an authority

A paraphrase, when used in an essay, must be cited because, although it is in your own words, it is still another's ideas or work.

true