1. Research Writing Plagiarism vs. paraphrasing & quoting
MLA Citations: Websites (review), Books, Reference, Periodical, Interview

2. Copying someone else’s work without
What is Plagiarism?
Copying someone else’s work without
Credit. Passing it off as your own.
ANY TIME YOU USE SOMEONE ELSE'S IDEA, cite it.

3. Why Do It? Stress (Too much work in other classes, job) Unaware
English is not my bag
I’m not going to college, so why bother?
Heads Up: The 6 Week Test is on plagiarism/citations.
Loss of credit: low grades

4. Already knew that? But… Did you know this was plagiarism too?
Keeping any of the same vocabulary without quotations, even if cited
Keeping the original order of ideas or sentence structure without quotations, even if cited (no cutting and pasting and using synonyms)
Not using ANY of your own ideas (entire paper is cited)

5. EXAMPLE
“Christopher McCandless abandoned his family and hitchhiked from Georgia to California upon graduating from Emory in He lost his car in Arizona after getting caught in a flashflood” (Krakauer).

6. Plagiarism #1
Christopher McCandless abandoned his family and hitchhiked from Georgia to California upon graduating from Emory in He lost his car in Arizona after getting caught in a flashflood.
Cut & Paste job.

7. Plagiarism #2
Christopher McCandless left his family and went from Georgia to California upon graduating. He lost his car in Arizona.
Shortening it and replacing words

8. Plagiarism #3
“Christopher McCandless abandoned his family and hitchhiked from Georgia to California upon graduating from Emory in He lost his car in Arizona after getting caught in a flashflood” (Krakauer). “McCandless befriended a hippie couple who drove him through the Pacific Crest Trail before he was able to go to Alaska” (Krakauer).
Nothing from the student writer.

9. Not plagiarizing
“Christopher McCandless abandoned his family and hitchhiked from Georgia to California upon graduating from Emory in He lost his car in Arizona after getting caught in a flashflood” (Krakauer). This act more than likely caused his parents to panic and begin looking for their son. Therefore, McCandless was reckless and inconsiderate.
Blend of evidence and original thought.

10. “Use A Direct Quotation”…
Use author’s exact words in “quotation marks”
Don’t make ANY changes
Give author’s name (Wilson 5)
That tells your teacher, “I did not write this part. These are someone else’s words.”
Ellipses can’t change the meaning!

11. …or Paraphrase Explain main ideas Write your own words
Show that you understand the source
Cite the source (Wilson 5)

12. Then Introduce & Explain your evidence in your own words:
Americans create too much waste each year. According to the book Garbage and Recycling, “In 2006, about 245 million tons of trash were produced in the United States” (Parks 7). If we keep producing so many tons of trash each year, we will run out of space in landfills, the places where we dump our garbage.
…or “according to the Environmental Protection Agency,” or “Mike Smith of Harvard University argues that…”, etc. Give a few examples of intros

13. Don’t forget to Cite Your Sources…
Which just means giving credit to the author and making it easy for the reader to find the source.

14. “Citing your sources” has 2 parts:
Works Cited
Bily, Cynthia A. The Impact of E-Waste. Chicago: Greenhaven Press, Print.
Mayo, Katie. Personal interview. 16 Oct
“Pollution.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 3rd ed Print.
A page at the end of your paper listing each source you used…

15. and Parenthetical citations inside the essay: The author and page number (OR the page title if no author) right after the fact or quote:
Burrowing owls are an endangered species because of their habitat. “Burrowing owls live in underground dens that are easily threatened by construction projects” (Miller 55). Even if construction crews don’t hurt the owls, the birds may still become too afraid to lay eggs. Burrowing owl populations have gone down by 45% in the last ten years (“Threatened Bird Statistics”). Construction companies need to look for burrowing owls before they start working on a new project.

16. Only Sheldon memorizes the MLA Handbook…
So where can you go to get help?
Purdue OWL
MLA Tutorials
Citation generators like:
-Citation Machine
-Easy Bib

17. How to find citation info on a website
#3: Publisher
#2: Site title
#1: Page title

18. How to find citation info on a website cont.
Give the most complete date that you can.
Use n.d. if no date.

19. Citing A Website (Web Document or Page from a Website)
“Pluto.” Solar System Exploration. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, n.d. Web. 16 Oct < profile.cfm?Object=Pluto>.

20. Helpful Website Hints “Page Title” and Site Title are different
Common to have no author. Leave it out.
All sites have a publisher. Look for the organization that made the site.
Publisher and Site Title may be the same
If you have to, delete the URL up to the .com/.gov./.edu and go back to the home page
Not all sites have a date. Use “n.d.” if they do not
You need the “last updated” date, not the copyright

21. The URL goes at the end, in angle brackets: < > Make sure it doesn’t turn into a blue, underlined hyperlink! If it does, hit Undo (Ctrl + Z)
“Pluto.” Solar System Exploration. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 20 July Web. 16 Oct < profile.cfm?Object=Pluto>.

22. Citing Books
Bily, Cynthia A. The Impact of E-Waste. Chicago: Greenhaven Press, Print.
If more than one author, only reverse the first one: Bily, Cynthia A. and John Steinbeck.
Italicize the title
If more than one date, use the most recent.
Pay attention to the punctuation . : ,
Cite a pamphlet or brochure exactly like a book

23. Encyclopedias are similar to books:
“Pollution.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 3rd ed Print.

24. How do References work? Alphabetical order Several volumes
Look for author of article
Look for the article title
Don’t need publication info
for well-known reference sources

25. Citing Personal Interviews
Interviewee Lastname, Interviewee Firstname. Personal interview. Date. Mayo, Katie. Personal interview. 16 Oct

26. How do I find a periodical?
Alameda County Library online:

27. Online periodical citation
Levy, Steven. “Great Minds, Great Ideas.” Newsweek 27 May Web. 18 Oct <

28. Images Cited
“LA Now.” LATimes.com. Los Angeles Times, 1 June, Web. 14 Oct < “Books, books, books, and ‘Books.’” ArtsJournal.com. July Web. 14 Oct < “The World Book Encyclopedia is a Really Good Reference Source.” Hunter’s Online References Web. 14 Oct < “Newsletter.” Newton’s Window. SuzanneSutton.com, 27 Aug Web. 14 Oct <