1. Plagiarism Mostly from Research Papers by Coyle and Law Plagiary: A thief in literature; one who steals the thoughts or writings of another. --A Dictionary of the English Language

2. Definition Plagiarism is using another person’s language or ideas without acknowledgment. It is a serious act of dishonesty, for which you can be expelled from the College. Student Handbook

3. Intentional/Unintentional Stealing whole papers, using papers from various files, copying a paper from the internet, buying a paper from a research service are intentional attempts to deceive. Sometimes people plagiarize unintentionally; they for get to cite a source, use quotation marks, or paraphrase too closely.

4. How to paraphrase without plagiarizing Make sure you use your own words; if you’re quoting, use quotation marks. If you combine your words with words in the source, put the source’s words in quotation marks Cite the source before you begin to paraphrase. An Example

5. Paraphrasing Recasting a passage into your own words Usually used with short passages Implies a thorough understanding of the passage to be paraphrased Works by substituting your words for those of the source; get out your thesaurus; brush up on synonyms No need to structure your text like the original. Work for smooth, comprehensive, cohesive style.

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