What is Plagiarism?
how are quotes written?
"something."
How are citations written?
(something...).
what are some possible consequences of plagiarism in school?
- Receiving zero on the assignment - Failing the course - Suspension - Expulsion
when do you use in-text citation?
- You use an original idea from one of your sources, whether you quote or paraphrase It - You summarize original ideas from one of your sources - You use factual information that is not common knowledge (Cite to be safe.) - You quote directly from a source - You use a date or fact that might be disputed
examples of unintentional plagiarism
- careless paraphrasing - poor documentation - quoting excessively -failure to use your own "voice"
examples of intentional plagiarism
- copying a friend's work - buying or borrowing papers - cutting and pasting blocks of text from electronic sources without documenting - media "borrowing" without documentation - web publishing without permissions of creators
When do things not have to be cited?
- you are discussing your own experiences, observations, or reactions - compiling the results of original research, from science experiments, etc. - you are using common knowledge
What is the APA?
American Psychological Association used by educational
How do you cite multivolume work?
Author's Last name, Volume number, page number (McKenzie 2:338)
Plagiarism is the reproduction of someone else's words, ideas or findings and presenting them as one's own without proper acknowledgement.
False
an example of common knowledge
John Quincy Adams was the sixth president of the United States
who created the Chicago- Turabian
Kate Turabian
What is MLA?
Modern Language Association used by the English Department
How do you cite if source has no author?
Title or abbreviation of the title
Parathetical citations are usually placed at the end of sentence, before the period
True
Plagiarism is the "reproduction of someone else's words, ideas or findings and presenting them as one's own without proper acknowledgement." (Undergraduate Course Handbook: 2008, p.24)
True
A violation of the exclusive rights of a copyright holder, such as copying, distributing, or performing the copyright owner's work without permission unless the use is otherwise authorized by law.
copyright infringement
definition of common knowledge
facts, information, or judgements that are widely known
Research that you have conducted based on someone else's research does not have to be cited
false
two main categories of plagiarism
intentional and unintentional
what is an indirect source?
last name, quote, period, tell where you got It from
you plan to use information on your note cards and wish to avoid plagiarizing
paraphrase
you want to avoid overusing quotations
paraphrase
you want to use your own voice to present information
paraphrase
plagiarism of structure
paraphrasing while maintain gin original sentence construction with acknowledging the source
plagiarism of structure
parpharsing another's words by changing sentence construction or word choice with citation
what are the types of plagiarism?
plagiarism of words, plagiarism of structure, plagiarism of ideas, plagiarism of authorship, and plagiarism of self
plagiarism of ideas
presenting another's ideas as your own without giving personal credit
summarize
putting main ideas of one or several writers into your own words, including main point(s).
to add the power of an author's words to support your argument
quoting
you are comparing and contrasting specific points of views
quoting
you want to disagree with an author's argument
quoting
you want to highlight particularly eloquent or powerful phrases or passages
quoting
you want to note important research that preceded your own
quoting
what are the three strategies of plagiarism
quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing
Paraphrase
rephrasing the words of an author, putting his/her thoughts in your own words.
what indention does the work cited page have?
reverse indent
Paraphrase
rewording the source's ideas, words, phrases, and sentence structures with your own
summarize
significantly shorter than the original and take a broad overview of the source material
plagiarism of ideas
submitting a paper without citing or incorrectly citing another's ideas
you want to describe knowledge (from several sources) about a topic
summarize
you want to establish background or offer an overview of a topic
summarize
you want to determine the main ideas of a single source
summarizing
Plagiarism
the act of presenting the words, ideas, images, sounds, or the creative expression of others as your own.
Quotation
the exact words of an author, copied directly from a source, word for word.
plagiarism of words
the use of another's exact words without citing the author
plagiarism of self
the use of previous work for a separate assignment
What is MLA format?
times new roman, 12pt font, 1" margina, double space, etc
what is the purpose of in-text citation/documentation?
to give immediate source information without interrupting the flow of paper project
plagiarism of authorship
turning in a replication of another's work or submitting a paper you got off the internet or friend and presenting It as your own
what's the max amount of quotes to use with a 250 word paper? 500? 750?
two quotes. 4 quotes. six quotes
what do you do if you are not sure what is common knowledge
when in doubt, cite it out!
You have probably plagiarized if:
you have the words and ideas of others in your work that you neglected to cite or you have had help you wouldn't want your teacher to know about
