1. Citing Sources to Avoid Plagiarizing
Senior Project
Mr. Brown
By Dr. Heather Moschetta
Woodland Hills High School

2. Citing Sources What is it? Why do I have to do it?
Giving credit to the author(s) of the sources you use to write a paper
Why do I have to do it?
If you don’t, it’s plagiarism
People make their living writing and publishing; if you do not give them credit, you are essentially stealing

3. Citing Sources When do I have to add a parenthetical citation?
For the outline, you need a citation at the end of every line that came from one of your sources
All of my information is from my sources! Is there anything I don’t have to cite?
Your attention grabber
Your thesis statement
Your conclusion

4. Citing Sources
Does that mean that almost every line must have a parenthetical citation?
YES! In the paper you will take out some of them, but in the outline, just about every line will need a citation
How do I format my parenthetical citations?
Examples on the next few slides

5. Print Sources With an Author Article Without an Author
Author’s last name and page number
(Smith 10)
Article Without an Author
Shortened version of the article title in quotation marks and page number
(“Sports Injuries” 3)
Book Without an Author
Shortened version of the book title in italics and page number
(Sports Medicine 45)

6. Web Sources Online article with an author
Author’s last name
(Smith)
Online article without an author
Shortened version of the article title in quotes
(“Sports Injuries”)
Two articles with the same title, no authors
Shortened version of article title in quotes and publisher
(“Social Security” US Department of Treasury)
(“Social Security” Social Security Administration)

7. Works Cited Page
You must turn in a Works Cited with your outline (10% of the Outline grade)
Follow the guidelines on pages for formatting each source
Follow the guidelines on page 24 for formatting the Works Cited page