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Plagiarism and MLA Formatting
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Plagiarism The use of another's original words or ideas as though they were your own
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In other words… Plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else's work and lying about it afterward.
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But can words and ideas really be stolen?
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According to U.S. law - YES. Expressing original ideas is intellectual property Protected by copyright laws as original inventions (all forms of expression) As long as they are recorded in some way (book/computer).
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Turning in someone else's work as your own Copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit Failing to put a quotation in quotation marks Giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
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Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit Copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eexra_x1Xekwww.youtube.com/watch?v=eexra_x1Xek
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Penalties – You will get a Citation! Failing grade Expulsion Loss of degree Loss of job Lawsuits Loss of trust/reputation
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Plagiarism can be avoided by Citing sources!!!
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What is a Citation? The way you tell your readers that certain material in your work came from another source.
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Why is it Important to Cite Sources? Help others find the source Own ideas may be more interesting than sources Shows the amount of research you've done Strengthens work by finding outside support Help spark your own ideas!
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When Do You Need to Cite? Quotes Paraphrase Use an idea that someone else has already expressed You make specific reference to the work of another Whenever someone else's work has been critical in developing your own ideas.
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MLA Citation for English- Some Basic Elements
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In-Text Citation? Referring to works of others within your own writing
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Parenthetical Citation? This is done by placing the source info into parentheses after a quote or a paraphrase
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Paraphrasing A restatement in your own words of someone else's ideas. Changing a few words of the original sentences is NOT paraphrasing. You must change the words and sentence structure of the original, without changing the content. Still require citation- the ideas came from another source, even though you are putting them in your own words.
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Paraphrase Examples Original: Mary’s life spanned years of incredible change for women. Paraphrase: Mary lived through a time of increasing freedom for women. Original: Giraffes like leaves and hay and they can consume 75 pounds of food a day. Paraphrase: A giraffe can eat up to 75 pounds of leaves and hay everyday.
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Replace difficult words with simple words Make clear what author suggests but does not actually state Summarize the important info within the quote Paraphrasing Strategies
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Guidelines for In-Text Citation Follow the (Author page #) Method
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In-Text Citation for Print Sources with Author What is a print source? Author may be included – in the sentence OR – In parentheses
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Examples: Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263). Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263). Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263).
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What if you Have No Author? Use the shortened title of the work instead of the author’s name. Ex: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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Place the title in “quotations” if it is a shorter work- article Italicize if work is longer: plays, books, TV shows, entire websites Then the pg. #
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In-Text Citation for Non-Print Sources It can be: – Author’s name – Article name – Website name No page number is needed Only partial URL needed – Forbes.com – NOT https://www.forbes.com
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Punctuation Rules All punctuation should appear AFTER the parentheses BUT - ? Or ! Should appear within the quote if it is apart of the quote but after if apart of your text
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Before or After? Is it possible that dreams may express "profound aspects of personality" (Foulkes 184) ?
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More Plagiarism! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s0hEi8zhmg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7iOAPRDJAY
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Work Cited Page List of all of the sources you have used in the process of researching your work
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Must Include: – Information about the author – Title of the work – Name and location of the company that published your copy of the source – Date your copy was published (22 Sept. 2006.) – Page numbers of the material you are borrowing
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Basic Rules Begin on a separate page at the end of your research paper. In the center and at the top, label the page Works Cited Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries. Indent the second and following lines of citations by 0.5 inches to create a hanging indent. Must include the type/ medium of publication: Print, Web, DVD
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Listing Authors Citations should be listed alphabetically by author’s last name OR title Author names are written last name first Middle names or middle initials follow the first name Examples: Burke, Kenneth Levy, David M. Wallace, David Foster Martin Luther King Jr.? → King, Martin Luther, Jr.
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Work Cited Page- Book Format Last name, First name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Pg. range. Medium of Publication.
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Work Cited Page- Website Editor, author. Name of Site. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access. Partial URL if needed
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Sources Plagarism.org Purdue OWL MLA Formatting and Study Guide
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Game Time!! Question #1 When listing your references on your work cited page, what order do you list them in?
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Question #2 What information do you need to include in an in-text citation?
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Question #3 What should I do in my in-text citation if no author’s name is given for the text I am citing?
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Question #4 How do you format the Work Cited Page?
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Question #5 Correct the following citation “The Argument Culture”. 1998, Toronto: Random House, Deborah Tannen.
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Question #6 You are using material from a newspaper article. There is no author given, but the title of the article is “Was Emerson Lying to his Citizens?,” published in the Edmonton Journal on Feb. 14, 2006, on p. A2. Which is the proper parenthetical citation? Answer: “quote” Parenthetical citation
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Question #7 The book is called The Empire Writes Back by Helen R. Tiffin. It was published in 1989 by Routledge in London. How should it appear in Work Cited page?
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Question #8 The website is called William Faulkner on the Web. The site’s author, John B. Padgett, last modified the page on Monday, October 09, 2000. The URL is http://www.mcsr. olemiss.edu / ~egjbp/faulkner/ films.html. Pretend that you accessed it on March 5, 2006. Which is the proper reference as it should appear on your Works Cited page?
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Question #9 Add the correct punctuation to the citation: Gleick_ James_Chaos: Making a New Science_ New York_Penguin_ 1987_ Print
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Question #10 Provide the two options for in-text citation for the quote "symbol-using animals” Found on page 23 Written by Steve Burke How human beings have been described
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Question #11 Create a citation for a work cited page with the following info: Author- Nick Jans Book- The Last Light Breaking Place of Publication- Anchorage Publication Company- Alaska Northwest Books Date of Publication- 1993 Medium- Print
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Question #12 Create a citation for a work cited page with the following info: Name of Web Site- Global Sea Turtle Populations Decline Name of Organization- Sea Turtle Restoration Project Date of Creation- May 26, 2002 Medium- Web Date of Access- September 22, 2006
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