1. Plagiarism… who Cares? by Ms. Valley
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2. Plagiarism is… Buying Stealing
Paraphrasing (rewording) or quoting someone else’s work without given that person credit (citing sources).
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3. Things you don’t need to Cite…
Your own ideas, artwork and pictures.
When you are using "common knowledge.”
Anything in the Public Domain.
Example:
Eating to much candy is not good for you.
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4. Common Knowledge
Information that you can find easily in the library in at least five CREDIBLE sources.
Information almost all of you're audience already knows about.
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5. Kinnock: Why am I the first Kinnock in a thousand generations to be able to get to university? Why is Glenys the first woman in her family in a thousand generations to be able to get to university? Was it because our predecessors were thick? Does anybody really think that they didn't get what we had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment? Of course not. It was because there was no platform upon which they could stand.
Joe Biden: I started thinking as I was coming over here, why is it that Joe Biden is the first in his family ever to go to a university? Why is it that my wife who is sitting out there in the audience is the first in her family to ever go to college? Is it because our fathers and mothers were not bright? No, it's not because they weren't as smart. It's not because they didn't work as hard. It's because they didn't have a platform upon which to stand . . .
Harvey, Michael. The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing. 2003. 5/20/2007 <
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6. Who’s Fault is it? Joe Biden was forced to withdraw from the race.
Michael Harvey states, “Be afraid of plagiarism. It creates paper-trail timebombs that can destroy a career you've spent decades building—especially today, when teachers routinely keep copies of papers and the Internet makes it a snap to compare texts and locate sources.”
Harvey, Michael. The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing. 2003. 5/20/2007 <
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7. Tricks on Avoiding Plagiarism
Take good notes that include the sources you used and the page numbers.
Credit your source when you paraphrase.
When in doubt, credit your source.
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