What is Plagiarism? What is Plagiarism? Taking the product of another person’s mind and presenting it as one’s own. Taking the product of another person’s mind and presenting it as one’s own. q1Y q1Y

What do I cite? Information that is NOT common knowledge Ask yourself - Could you find the exact same info ANYWHERE you look? If not – then cite it! Information that is NOT common knowledge Ask yourself - Could you find the exact same info ANYWHERE you look? If not – then cite it! Any quoted material Any quoted material Any statistics/numbers (battle casualties, numbers of immigrants arriving, speed of automobiles, etc) Any statistics/numbers (battle casualties, numbers of immigrants arriving, speed of automobiles, etc) If you are not sure – cite it! If you are not sure – cite it!

Using Citations: Would you cite the following information? 1. The Industrial Revolution began in Britain. 2. “A riot is the language of the unheard” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 3. Coal was a vital source of fuel during the Industrial Revolution million people from the USSR died during WWII.

How would you cite the following? Source 1 : Smith, Andrew. Tanks of WWI. University of Colorado Press, Pages Source 1 : Smith, Andrew. Tanks of WWI. University of Colorado Press, Pages The first tanks were very slow, moving on average about 4 miles per hour (Smith 55-56). The first tanks were very slow, moving on average about 4 miles per hour (Smith 55-56). Source 2 : Online article, no author “Tiger Tanks” Source 2 : Online article, no author “Tiger Tanks” Production of the Tiger tank began at 25 tanks per month (“Tiger Tanks”). Production of the Tiger tank began at 25 tanks per month (“Tiger Tanks”). Source 3: Bailey, John and Jen Jones. “World War One.” World Book Encyclopedia. Volume 2, 1990 Edition. Page 22 Source 3: Bailey, John and Jen Jones. “World War One.” World Book Encyclopedia. Volume 2, 1990 Edition. Page 22 Inflation destroyed the German economy during WWI. When the war began in 1914, one US dollar was worth 4.2 German marks; by November 1923, one US dollar was worth 4.2 trillion marks (Bailey and Jones 2:22). Inflation destroyed the German economy during WWI. When the war began in 1914, one US dollar was worth 4.2 German marks; by November 1923, one US dollar was worth 4.2 trillion marks (Bailey and Jones 2:22).

Source 4: Source 4: Briker, Jason. “World War I.” Issues & Controversies in American History. Infobase Publishing, 6 Mar Web. 17 Mar On the evening of April 2, 1917 Wilson argued his case before Congress, saying that war was necessary to make the world “safe for democracy” (Briker).

Citing the same source: If citing the same source sentence after sentence then only cite the last sentence it was used in (and it is understood that it also applies to all previous sentences) If citing the same source sentence after sentence then only cite the last sentence it was used in (and it is understood that it also applies to all previous sentences) Example: The term “tank” was adopted to disguise the devise’s true purpose. World War I tanks were very slow moving on average about 4 miles per hour. Many were armed with 6-pounder guns, while others had belt-fed, water-cooled machine guns (Smith 50-55). Example: The term “tank” was adopted to disguise the devise’s true purpose. World War I tanks were very slow moving on average about 4 miles per hour. Many were armed with 6-pounder guns, while others had belt-fed, water-cooled machine guns (Smith 50-55).