PLAGIARISM

WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO AVOID IT

WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?

Plagiarism is the act of using someone

else's work and presenting it as your own.
WHY SHOULDNT I PLAGIARIZE?
REASONS NOT TO PLAGIARIZE
Youre Stealing from Another Author
Would you want someone else to stealyourwork?

It Hurts You
You dont learn anything when you plagiarize, including how
to think for yourself.
Plagiarism prevents you from creating your own ideas and
opinions.
You cant cheat forever. Eventually you will get caught and
the consequences will be serious.
Cheating damages your reputation and academic and
professional careers.
TYPES OF PLAGIARISM: COPYING
Copying is the most well-known and most
common type of plagiarism. If you:
Copy another persons work word-for-word
Do not credit him or her for the work
And put your name on it
Then you have plagiarized!
TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
PARAPHRASING PLAGIARISM
Paraphrase: The restatement of information and
ideas expressed by someone else, presented using
different words.

Paraphrasing plagiarism occurs when you

paraphrase or summarize another person's work
without citing the source.

If you keep the author's essential thoughts, sentence

structure, and/or style without citing the source, this
is plagiarism!
TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
PARAPHRASING PLAGIARISM
Examples:
Bob Kane, co-creator of Batman, felt that as a child,
growing up in the Bronx, [he and his friends] used to be
vigilantes to survive (Benton, 69).

Plagiarism: Bob Kane, co-creator of Batman, felt that

growing up in New York, he and other kids had to seek their
own justice to survive.

Not Plagiarism: Bob Kane, co-creator of Batman, felt that

growing up in New York, he and other kids had to seek their
own justice to survive (Benton, 69).
TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
UNINTENTIONAL

Unintentional
plagiarism occurs
when the writer
incorrectly quotes
and/or incorrectly cites
a source they are
using.
So how do I avoid plagiarism?
HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM
Use your own words and ideas as often as possible.

Put anything that comes directly from the text in

quotations.

If you write something that is not your original

thought, or include a fact that is not common
knowledge, then use a citation.

When in doubt, CITE IT!

HOW TO CITE:
MLA IN-TEXT CITATIONS
Indirect Quote: Some researchers note that
"children are totally insensitive to their parents'
shyness" (Zimbardo, 62).

Direct Quote: Zimbardo notes that children are

totally insensitive to their parents shyness (62).

Paraphrasing: Some researchers have observed

that children seem unaware that their parents are
considered bashful (Zimbardo, 62).
HOW TO CITE:
WORKS CITED
At the very end of a paper, you include a list of all of
the sources that you used in your paper.

The format for the works cited list is different than

your in-text citations.

Good resources to use

http://www.bibme.org/
http://www.citationmachine.net/
These websites generate your works cited list for you and
theyre free!
MLA WORKS CITED FORMATS
Book
Author Last Name, Author First Name.Title of Book. City of
Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Essay or Chapter in Book

Author Last Name, Author First name. Title of
Essay/Chapter.Title of Book. Ed. Editor's Name(s). City of
Publication: Publisher, Year. Page range of entry. Medium of
Publication.

Article
Author Last Name, Author First Name. Title of Article.Title of
PeriodicalDay Month Year: pages. Medium of publication.
MLA WORKS CITED FORMATS
Entire Website
Author/Creators Name (if available).Name of Website. Name of
institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or
publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of
publication. Date of access.

Page on a Website
Author Name (if available).Name of Article. Name of Website.
Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor
or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of
publication. Date of access.
SOURCES
www.ulm.edu/~lowe/plagiarism.ppt
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
http://globalclassrooms.weebly.com/avoiding-
plagiarism.html