What is Plagiarism?

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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


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