Avoiding Accidental Plagiarism

WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?

Rather than tell you, we’ll show you.

Let’s watch this Youtube video called “A Quick Guide to Plagiarism” (Bambuzelsky).

As you watch the video, notice all of the different kinds of plagiarism. How many kinds do you see?

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WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?Megan

From the video, we learned that plagiarism comes in many different forms:

Copying several different sources & fitting them together.

Copying some else’s work.

Copying and pasting from the internet without citations

Incorrect Citation

Changing what someone else said to fit our purpose.

Providing false information so that sources can’t be found

HOW OFTEN DOES PLAGIARISM HAPPEN?

LET’S FIND OUT…Teresa

COLLEGE STUDENT SURVEY A survey of over 63,700 US

undergraduate and 9,250 graduate students over the course of three years (2002-2005)—conducted by Donald McCabe, Rutgers University—revealed the following:

COLLEGE STUDENT SURVEY

60 % of college students admit to “paraphrasing/copying a few sentences from Internet source without footnoting it.”

COLLEGE STUDENT SURVEY

21% of students admit to “fabricating/falsifying a bibliography”

COLLEGE STUDENT SURVEY

15 % self report “turning in work done by another.”

Why should we cite sources when we do research?

Gives authority to our writing Gives the reader a place to look for

more information Gives credit to the source—someone

else did the work. In American society, we are all individuals and appreciate individual recognition!

Negative consequences—even legal consequences—of plagiarism

CONSEQUENCES OF PLAGIARISM

Words of wisdom from Cassandra Labairon, English Instructor at South Central College.

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Avoiding Accidental Plagiarism

Since plagiarism is so serious, we should get into the habit of giving credit to the author of the words we are quoting.

CITING SOURCESTeresa

We cite our sources so that teachers and other readers know who originally authored it and so others can find the source if they want to learn more.

If we want to correctly cite a famous quote, how would we do it?

How would we avoid plagiarism?

Let’s cite this one:

- “Hasta la vista, Baby!”

- Arnold Schwartzenegger

First we cite the source within the text.

For citing a movie quote in MLA style, you just need to mention the film’s title in italics within the paragraph.

First we cite the source within the text.

The film’s title is Terminator.

First we cite the source within the text.

So our intext citation would look something like this:

Many movie-goers laugh when Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character in Terminator says, “Hasta la vista, Baby.”

After we cite the source within the paragraph, then we cite the source again at the end of the text on a works cited page.

WORKS CITED PAGE

The works cited page provides more complete information about the source so that someone can look it up and see what you saw and also learn more.

WORKS CITED PAGE ENTRIES:

This is what you need to provide:› Information on the creator of the

work› The title of the work› Publishing information / date› The page numbers if your source

has them (a movie doesn’t)› Type of source—print, film, web, etc.

WORKS CITED PAGE ENTRY IN MLA STYLE:Your works cited entry in MLA style would look like this:

Terminator. Dir. James Cameron. Perf. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton.

Hemdale, 1984. Film.

How do you know how to cite sources?

Where can you look for directions?

What resources are available?

How can you check to see if you did it right?

TOOLS FOR CITATION

www.easybib.com www.easybib.com https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl

/ owl at purdue Microsoft Office Reference Tools Style guides English Textbooks The Write Spot B132

PARAPHRASING vs. QUOTING

To quote or not to quote? That is the question…

What is a quote?› Exact words spoken or written by someone.

What is a paraphrase?› A retelling of what was said or written, using our

own words.

Do I have to cite both?------YES!!!!

PARAPHRASING vs. QUOTING

Quote: In Terminator, Arnold Schwartzenegger said, “Hasta la vista, Baby.”

Paraphrase: In Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger told other characters in Spanish that he would see them later.

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SOURCES

Bambuzelsky. “A Quick Guide to Plagiarism.” You Tube, 26 Aug. 2013. Web. 11 Sept. 2013. http://youtu.be/5MWFuxcQJIQ

“Citing Sources in MLA Style.” University of Southern Mississippi. University Libraries. 12 Sept. 2013. http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/tutorials/mlatutorial/workscited.php> "Facts & Stats - Plagiarism.org." Plagiarism.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2013.“What is a Citation?” Plagiarism.org. n.d. iParadigms. 12 Sept. 2013. http://www.plagiarism.org/citing-sources/whats-a citation/>“Parts of a Citation.” University of Connecticut. 12 Sept. 2013. http://classguides.lib.uconn.edu/content.php?pid=50827&sid=377224>