Plagiarism

Works Cited

A list of sources

Paraphrase

A restatement of speech or writing that retains the basic meaning while changing the words.

Which sources need to be cited?

Any sources from which the student/writer is borrowing ideas, whether the sources is written, audio, video, live, or other.

Committing plagiarism by mistake is forgivable and will not result in consequences. True or False?

FALSE; ignorance is NOT an excuse.

Cite a source

Give another person credit - indicating who wrote or where you found information

Citation

Giving credit for someone's work

Direct quotation

If you use the exact words from a source, you must always use quotation marks, followed by a citation

MLA stands for

Modern Language Association

Consequences for Academic Plagiarism

PTR, low grade on assignment, Out of School Suspension, expulsion, failure of class, tarnished reputation, violation of a commandment

Ways to Prevent Plagiarism

Paraphrase the material OR use quotation marks; include in-text citations and a Works Cited page - NEVER simply copy and paste

Paraphrase

Putting in your own words but using their idea

You can not get in trouble for citing too much information. True or False?

TRUE; when in doubt, give credit!

Plagiarism

The act of "stealing" or using someone else's words as your own without appropriately citing the where it came from.

Unintentional plagiarism

Usually happens when someone doesn't understand how to credit or cite a source.

Source

Where information comes from

Whenever you use another person's _______________, you always need to cite the source.

ideas

You can mix paraphrase with direct quotes, but be sure and put any exact wording in

quotation marks

If a fact is common knowledge,

you do not need to give credit or cite it.