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Plagiarism&

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Plagiarism

Plagiarism: What is it?Plagiarism: What is it?Types of plagiarism

• Using an essay you didn’t write

• Combining essay parts you didn’t write

• Failing to document

• Adding so much research that your voice is lost

NOTE: Plagiarized papers may not be resubmitted to turnitin.com.

What’s the big deal?What’s the big deal?

• Ideas are important

• People have rights

• Researchers have responsibilities

• Academia cares

Policy reminderPolicy reminder

• All plagiarized papers receive a grade of “0”

• Can result in failure of the course and disciplinary action

• Plagiarism by omission (accidental) is STILL PLAGIARISM

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Avoiding plagiarism is easy . . .

Read on . . .

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Here’s the rule:

Cite after ANYTHING that isn’t yours.

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You “cite” by adding the author’s last name plus the page number:

(Gomez 23)

(Chaney 14).

(Hinkle 333).

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Cite direct quotes:

Health guru Patricia Smith says that “three daily servings of calcium can help with weight loss” (Smith 232).

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Cite when you paraphrase or summarize:

Drinking calcium is good for weight loss (Smith 232).

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You should even cite if you just MENTION someone else’s ideas:

Drinking milk is a good idea for anyone looking to lose weight, but many owners of power juicers swear by their machines (Smith 232).

MLAMLAAre there any cases when the citation ISN’T

author + page number?

• Internet sites (Ford motors).

• Dictionary citations (“hatred”)

• An indirect source (qtd. in Coe 2).

• Drama/Sacred texts = (3.1.56) or (lines 5-8) or (Gen. 1:1)

• A work by two authors = (Coe and Robbins 56).

There are others as well, but there’s no need to memorize them-- all of this information is in your Harbrace.

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And the most common question I’m asked:

“But what about internet sites that don’t have authors?”

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The answer:

All sites must have an author.

However, remember an author may be a corporation, group or committee.

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Examples

General Motors released the Pontiac Solstice in the new horsepower rich GXP version in 2007 (GM).

Re-grouting tile countertops usually takes about two hours of labor (about.com).

Tips

MLA citation tipsMLA citation tips

1. Cite immediately after you type information that came from an outside source.

2. Keep track of your sources. This will make citing and putting together the works cited much easier.

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Once you cite (Miller 22), you can simply add the page number until you change sources.

First time: (Miller 22)2nd: (22).3rd (23).

Etc.

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Can you answer these questions?

• What is plagiarism?

• What happens if you accidentally plagiarize?

• How do you cite?

• How do you cite for internet sources?