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Plagiarism Notes
Plagiarism Notes and MLA Citations
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English
9th Grade
10/31/2010

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Three times it is acceptable to use the word "you" in writing
Definition
1. Direct Quote
2. A work of Fiction
3. A letter
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What is Plagiarism?
Definition
The act of presenting the words, ideas, images, sounds, or the creative expression of others as your own.
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What are the two types of plagiarism?
Definition
Intentional and Unintentional
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What is considered intentional plagiarism?
Definition
Copying a friend's work, buying or borrowing papers, cutting and pasting blocks of text from electronic sources without documenting, media "borrowing" without documentation, and web publishing without permission of creators
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What is considered unintentional plagiarism?
Definition
Careless paraphrasing, poor documentation, quoting excessively, failure to use your own voice
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What do you not cite?
Definition
Facts that are widely known and information or judgements considered "common knowledge
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How is a fact considered 'common knowledge'?
Definition
If you see it in three or more sources and you are fairly certain your readers already know this information.
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What is a quote?
Definition
The exact words of an author copied directly from a source.
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Do quotes have to be cited?
Definition
Yes
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What is paraphrasing?
Definition
Rephrasing the words of an author, putting his/her thoughts into your own words.
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How do you paraphrase?
Definition
Rework the sources ideas, words, phrases, and sentence structures with your own.
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How do you cite paraphrasing?
Definition
Follow with in-text citations and cite in your works cited page.
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What is summarizing?
Definition
Putting the main ideas of one or several writers into your own words, including only the main point(s).
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How are summaries different from the original material?
Definition
They are significantly shorter than the original and take a broad overview of the source material.
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Do you cite summaries?
Definition
Yes
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What should you do to quotes when you are taking notes?
Definition
Use quotation marks or mark with a big Q
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What should you do with paraphrased material when you are taking notes?
Definition
Note that it is a paraphrase and mark it with a big P.
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Where are parenthetical citations placed?
Definition
Usually placed at the end of a sentence, before the period, but they may be placed in the middle of a sentence.
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How are book titles written in MLA?
Definition
Italics
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How are the titles of shorter works written in MLA?
Definition
In quotes
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In what order are citations listed on the works cited page?
Definition
Alphabetical order
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