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PLAGIARISM – DON’T DO IT!!!
Plagiarism: What is it?
Share as many examples of plagiarism
as you can think of.
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Plagiarism…what is it?
Based on the examples
you brainstormed,
what is your definition
of plagiarism?
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According to Webster, plagiarism is “the act
of using another person's words or ideas
without giving credit to that person : the act of
plagiarizing something.” In other words, it is
cheating or deception.
If you attempt to use another person's
work as if it were your own, without
adequate acknowledgement of the
original source; and if this is done in work
that you submit for a grade then you are
attempting to deceive your teacher, your
parents, or anyone reading the paper. In
other words, plagiarism is cheating and it
is deceitful in that you are trying to
claim the credit for something that is not
your work.
Why is plagiarism wrong?
*If you plagiarize, you are cheating yourself.
You don't learn to write out your thoughts
in your own words, and you don't get
specific feedback geared to your
individual needs and skills. Plagiarism is
dishonest because it misrepresents the
work of another as your own.
*Unintentional plagiarism is still
cheating.
Guidelines for avoiding plagiarism
Use your own words and ideas.
Give credit for copied, adapted, or
paraphrased material.
Avoid using others' work with minor
"cosmetic" changes.
Beware of "common knowledge."
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Guidelines for avoiding plagiarism
Give credit for copied, adapted,
or paraphrased material.
If you repeat another's exact words, you MUST use
quotation marks and cite the source.
If you adapt a chart or paraphrase a sentence,
you must still cite.
Paraphrase means that you restate the author's ideas,
meaning, and information in your own words
WHEN IN DOUBT, CITE.
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Guidelines for avoiding plagiarism
Avoid using others' work with
minor "cosmetic" changes.
Examples: using "less" for "fewer,"
reversing the order of a sentence,
changing terms in a computer
code, or altering a spread sheet
layout. If the work is essentially
the same, give credit.
WHEN IN DOUBT,
CITE.
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Guidelines for avoiding plagiarism
Beware of "common knowledge."
You don't have to cite "common knowledge,“
BUT the fact must really be commonly known.
That George Washington was the first U.S. president is
common knowledge;
That George Washington was an expert dancer is not
common knowledge
WHEN IN DOUBT, CITE.
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Paraphrasing VS. Quoting
You cite both!
In general, you should paraphrase more
than you direct quote.
Paraphrase when:
– what you want from the source is the idea
expressed, and not the specific language
used to express it
– you can express in fewer words what the
key point of a source is
Quoting
you should quote from a source
to show that an authority supports your point
to present a position or argument to critique or
comment on
to include especially moving or historically
significant language
to present a particularly well-stated passage
whose meaning would be lost or changed if
paraphrased or summarized
Quotes should, in general, be no more than 2-4
lines.
Quoting
In a literary analysis paper, you''ll
want to quote from the literary text
rather than summarize, because part of
your task in this kind of paper is to
analyze the specific words and phrases
an author uses. You also want to
provide quotes that illustrate your
claims.
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Paraphrase Practice
The twenties were the years when drinking was against
the law, and the law was a bad joke because everyone
knew of a local bar where liquor could be had. They
were the years when organized crime ruled the cities,
and the police seemed powerless to do anything against
it. Classical music was forgotten while jazz spread
throughout the land, and men like Bix Beiderbecke,
Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie became the heroes of
the young. The flapper was born in the twenties, and
with her bobbed hair and short skirts, she symbolized,
perhaps more than anyone or anything else, America's
break with the past. From Kathleen Yancey, English 102
Supplemental Guide (1989): 25.
Paraphrase the previous paragraph
based solely on what you remember
from it.
When paraphrasing, you should read
something closely, put it aside, and
write the meaning in your own words.
Do not refer back to the original piece.
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Using Quotes
Embedding vs. Introducing
Embedding is more sophisticated and requires
that you quote less.
It is important that you should carefully select
the quotes you want to incorporate into your
essay, making sure that each direct quote is
highly relevant to your paragraph's main idea.
Otherwise, your quoted line will make your
argument or research weak.
Embedded quotes
Make sure to introduce a quote with
some text; don't just start a quote
without introducing it or the readers
won't be oriented.
– According to some critics, literary fiction "is
all but dead in the 21st century” (Smith
200).
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You can also introduce the author's name in the
text instead of placing it in parentheses at the
end. Here's another way to do it:
– Jones states that, "People who read literary fiction
are proven to be able to sympathize with others more
easily” (85).
You can also introduce a quote, cite it, and then
comment on it a bit like this:
– Many people believe that "Sports has no meaning
whatsoever,” while others disagree completely (Lane
50).
• If you're citing poetry, then you can do
so by citing the lines that the poem is
using, while using a "/" to separate the
lines, like so:
• As Miller states, "There is nothing
cuter/than a cat sneezing,” and many cat
lovers would attest to this fact (11-12).
Questions?
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