Description

What Every Student Should Know About Avoiding Plagiarism teaches students to take plagiarism seriously and understand its consequences. Here, source usage methods–summary, paraphrase and quotation–are explained, with examples. The most common types of plagiarism are discussed, from simple mistakes such as forgetting to use quotation marks when using someone else’s exact words, or failing to acknowledge another’s thoughts and ideas, to wholesale fraudulence, such as purchasing student papers from online sites and claiming them as one’s own work. A brief essential guide to citing sources using both MLA and APA documentation styles is also included.  Includes 2009 MLA and APA updates!

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Table of Contents

What Is Plagiarism?

Significance of Intellectual Honesty

Intentional versus Unintentional Plagiarism

Documentation–The Key to Avoiding Plagiarism

Sources and Information That Need to Be Documented

Recognizing Common Knowledge

How to Use Material Gathered from Sources

Summary

Review

Plot Summary

Annotated Bibliography Entry

Abstract

Paraphrase

Paraphrase of Technical Information

Quotation

Loyalty to the Source

Creating In-Text Citations

Using an Introductory Attribution and a Parenthetical Reference

Placing All Identifying Information in the Parenthetical Reference

Placing All Identifying Information in the Attribution

Blending Quotations into a Paper

Correct Grammar

Correct Punctuation

Using a Full-Sentence Quotation of Fewer than Four Lines

Quoting Part of a Sentence

Adding Information to a Quotation

Omitting Information from the Middle of a Sentence

Omitting the End of a Sentence

Omitting the End of One Sentence and the Beginning of the Next Sentence

Omitting Information from the Beginning of a Quoted Sentence

Using a Quotation of More than Four Lines

Is It Plagiarism? Test Yourself on In-Text References

Constructing a Works Cited or References List

Documentation styles and Their Manuals: MLA, APA, CMS

Elements Included in a Citation

Organization of a Works Cited or References List

MLA STYLE–SAMPLE FORMATS

Books

Periodicals

Electronic Sources

APA STYLE–SAMPLE FORMATS

Books

Periodicals

Electronic Sources

Is It Plagiarism? Test Yourself on MLA Entries

Using and Documenting Illustrations from the Internet

Evaluating Electronic Sources

Is the Material Relevant to Your Topic?

Is the Source Well Respected?

Is the Material Accurate?

Is the Information Current?

Is the Material from a Primary Source or a Secondary Source?

Avoiding Plagiarism: Note-taking Tips

Extended Analysis of a Student Paper

Notes