Avoiding Plagiarism in Research Papers

Ways to do it

"...The quote..." (last name page number). According to Robinson "quote" (page number).

how do I paraphrase

-Read the entire article. -Be sure you understand what the article is saying. Look up ALL words you don't understand. -Identify the main idea. -Write the paraphrase in your own words. -Give credit = in-text citation

summary

-Smaller than a paraphrase (usually a few sentences at most) -Contains the main idea -Contains only the most important details (who, what, when, where, why, how)

text citations

-Use any time you quote, paraphrase, or summarize something that isn't your own. -Citation should always be as close to the quote as possible. -Include the author's last name and page number in parentheses at the end of the sentence. -You can include the author's last name in the sentence.

quote rules

-Use quotation marks, unless it's a block quote. -Indent a block quote (no quote marks). -ALWAYS cite your source. -Make sure you get the quote correct.

If quotes are longer than ___ sentences, do not use ___________, instead you should ____________. This is called a _____________ ______________.

4, quotation marks, indent, block quote

how can you avoid plagiarism

DON'T CUT AND PASTE ANYTHING!!!! -Put quotations around everything that comes directly from the text, even when taking notes. -Paraphrase or summarize, but be sure you are not just rearranging or replacing a few words. -Read the original piece of writing then put it into your own words without looking at the original piece of work. -Check your paraphrase against the original text to be sure you have not accidentally used the same phrases or words, and that the information is accurate.

what is summarizing

Include only the main idea and the most important supporting details

Reasons people plagiarize

Lack of confidence in one's writing abilities. Poor time management and organizational skills. Poor work ethic and/or low stage of moral development. View cheating as a "game." These students enjoy pushing the limits and/or testing their luck. View the class as unimportant or irrelevant. Cannot handle the workload.

Examples of plagiarism

Submitting a paper found on a website. Borrowing a paper from another student. Copying straight from any source found online. Copying something and changing minor details. Copying material from any source without giving credit. Paraphrasing or summarizing material without giving credit.

what is paraphrasing

Taking someone else's words / ideas and putting them into your own words

What is plagiarism

To take someone's writing or ideas and pass them off as your own or to take an idea or writing passage from someone else in order to make people believe you created it yourself. This includes using it as is or changing minor details

paraphrasing includes

all major points, as well as minor details.

what do you make sure of in your sentence

author's name and page number

when can you use material without citing it

common knowledge and if it is said in all your sources

true or false - make sure you don't give credit

false - do give credit

true or false - summarizing means to put in your own words

false - paraphrasing

true or false - do not use citations in summarizing

false - you do use citations

quotes of one or more sentence, use your ____ words as _______

own, introduction

quotes with a few words - use within your own _______

sentence

what is a citation

tell the reader where the information came from

true or false - Simply changing minor details of a passage DOES NOT mean you have avoided plagiarizing, it simply means you have plagiarized a different way.

true

what 5 words do you ask your self

who, what, when, where, and why