2. Plagiarism

3. If you borrow ideas, arguments, data, or other information from another source, cite the source even if you put the material in your own words.

4. Agreeing with the material that someone else wrote does not make it your own.

5. Kaavya Viswanathan - 19 years old - Harvard ’08 - Thief, liar Viswanathan’s novel - Just published in 2006 - Immediately pulled from bookstores

6. Examples of plagiarized material McCafferty: “Sabrina was the brainy Angel. yet another example of how every girl had to be one or the other: Pretty or smart.” Viswanathan: “Moneypenny was the brainy female character. Yet another example of how every girl had to be one or the other: smart or pretty.”

7. Examples of plagiarized material McCafferty: “Bridget is my age and lives across the street. For the first twelve years of my life, these qualifications were all I needed in a best friend.” Viswanathan: “Priscilla was my age and lived two blocks away. For the first fifteen years of my life, those were the only qualifications I needed in a best friend.”

8. Examples of plagiarized material McCafferty: “…but in a truly sadomasochistic dieting gesture, they chose to buy their Diet Cokes at Cinnabon.” Viswanathan: “In a truly masochistic gesture, they had decided to buy Diet Cokes from Mrs. Fields.”

9. Not Taking Responsibility O “No comment. I have no idea what you are talking about.” O Later – “I was so surprised and horrified when I found these similarities.” O Later – Plagiarism was “Unconscious and unintentional.” O Later - "I really thought the words were my own. I guess it's just been in my head."

10. Viswanathan’s Consequences: O Copies pulled O Possible disciplinary action O Great financial loss O Discredited reputation O “That girl who plagiarized.” O Wikipedia entry

11. Plagiarism = theft of intellectual property copy something + try to pass it off as your own lying, cheating, and stealing ILLEGAL

12. In Your Own Words How to be sure you are not plagiarizing

13. Solution: Write your work in your own words. O SUMMARIZE or RE-TELL O Use words that you thought up O Rule of thumb: O No more than 3 words in a row O Use direct quotes O Cite the source O Limit use of quotes

14. “In your own words” “Once in a Lifetime Find in Montana There's gold in...Montana! At least, there might be. A microscopic diamond has been found on an 80-acre site in central Montana called the Homestead property. What was discovered was kimberlite, the molten rock in which diamonds are found, reports The Associated Press.” from the website http://home.netscape.comhttp://home.netscape.com summary The Associated Press reports that kimberlite has been found in Montana. Since this is the material that diamonds are found in, it looks like there could be diamonds in Montana.

15. DO NOT “change words” “Once in a Lifetime Find in Montana There's gold in...Montana! At least, there might be. A microscopic diamond has been found on an 80-acre site in central Montana called the Homestead property. What was discovered was kimberlite, the molten rock in which diamonds are found, reports The Associated Press.” from the website http://home.netscape.comhttp://home.netscape.com Words changed:  Hardly Ever Found in a Lifetime: Striking gold in…Montana! At least there could be. A very small diamond has been found on an 80-acre area in central Montana named the Homestead property. What was discovered is called kimberlite, the melted rock in which diamonds are made, reports the Associated Press. This is plagiarism !

16. Plagiarism = theft of intellectual property Avoid plagiarism by using your own words summarizing marking direct quotations (“”) citing sources using parenthetical citation

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18. Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

19. Quotations identical to the original match the source document word for word shorter segment (specific) original author/source

20. Paraphrasing passage from source material in your own words a broader segment usually shorter than original original author/source

21. Summarizing the main idea(s) in your own words only the main point(s) significantly shorter than the original broad overview original author/source

22. Purposes Provide support/Give examples Add credibility Refer to earlier work Call attention to a position Highlight a striking phrase, sentence, or passage Cue readers that the words are not your own Expand the breadth or depth of your writing

23. Paraphrase Quote Examples In his famous and influential work On the Interpretation of Dreams, Sigmund Freud argues that dreams are the "royal road to the unconscious" (page #), expressing in coded imagery the dreamer's unfulfilled wishes through a process known as the "dream work" (page #).

24. Summary Examples According to Freud, actual but unacceptable desires are censored internally and subjected to coding through layers of condensation and displacement before emerging in a kind of rebus puzzle in the dream itself (page #s).

25. How to use quotations, paraphrases, and summaries Read the entire text, noting key points and main ideas Summarize the single main idea Paraphrase important supporting points Consider any words, phrases, or brief passages

26. Works Cited Adapted from Ryan, J.W., & Spangler, E.C. (2006). Plagiarism (PowerPoint). Adapted from Hill, LaShanda Moss. Research Paper: Plagiarizing (PowerPoint).