Plagiarism is: “The practice of taking someone else’s words or ideas and passing them off as one’s own.” Google This is also called cheating.

How can I avoid plagiarism? Answer: CITE EVERYTHING

When you need to cite: When you quote, paraphrase, or reference someone else’s words or ideas Citations must appear after each source

In-Text Citations Parenthetical citations, author-page method (for every paper): (Lastname #) Example: (Link 65) There is no punctuation inside the parentheses!

In-Text Citations If the work doesn’t have page numbers: (Lastname) If you don’t know the author’s name: (Title #) for books, movies, long work Haroun and the Sea of Stories (“Title” #) for stories, poems, short work “The Wizards of Perfil”

What’s wrong with each one? (Link, 51) (51) (51 Link) (Link) (Link 51) (“The Wizards of Perfil”) (Link pg. 51) (Wizards 51)

Works Cited Page For larger (research) papers Last page of your paper Include full citations for every work you reference in your paper Entries must be in alphabetical order If an entry takes up more than one line: Indent the second line 5 spaces (or half an inch)

How should my paper look? MLA Formatting in all its glory

Setting up Your Document Margins: one inch on all sides Spacing: everything is double-spaced NO additional spacing after paragraphs Font: 12-point, serif Header: top right corner of the page Include: last name, page number

On the first page Heading: left aligned, double-spaced Title: Name Instructor Course Title Date Title: Centered No additional formatting

Paragraphs Left aligned First line indented half an inch