What is Plagiarism?The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.Do you know Quiz?A Quick Guide to Plagiarism

A "citation" is the way you tell your readers that certain material in your work came from another source. It also gives your readers the information necessary to find that source again, including:• information about the author or

publisher• the title of the work• the date your copy was published• the page numbers of the material

you are borrowing

Citations look like this!Works Cited

"Charles River | Urban Rivers in New England | US EPA." EPA. Environmental

Protection Agency, 09 Sept. 2013. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, (1988). Print.

"Georgia Civil War 150 | Georgia Historical Society." Georgia Civil War 150 |

Georgia Historical Society. Georgia Historical Society, n.d. Web. 19 Nov.

2013.

Residual Designation Pursuant To Clean Water Act Region I, EPA 3-5 § II.

GENERAL FACTUAL BACKGROUND et seq. (2008). Print.

United States Federal Government. Environmental Protection Agency.

Stormwater Pollution Tackled to Improve Water Quality in Charles River.

United States Environmental Protection Agency. N.p., 17 Nov. 2008. Web.

18 Nov. 2013.

MLA• Different formats for

documentation. See http://www.plagiarism.org/citing-sources/citation-styles

• English people use MLA which stands for Modern Language Association

• Resources– https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ – www.easybib.com

WHEN DO I NEED TO CITE?

• Whenever you borrow words or ideas, you need to acknowledge their source. The following situations almost always require citation:

• Whenever you use quotes• Whenever you paraphrase• Whenever you use an idea that someone else has

already expressed• Whenever you make specific reference to the work

of another• Whenever someone else's work has been critical in

developing your own ideas.

How do I do this?1. Keep track of ever place you get

information!2. If you cut and paste from an

Internet page, copy the exact address as well.

3. Make sure you put the Notes or Information with the correct Location! You need enough information to locate the text again.

What is a quote?Taking the exact words from an original source is called quoting. You should quote material when you believe the way the original author expresses an idea is the most effective means of communicating the point you want to make. If you want to borrow an idea from an author, but do not need his or her exact words, you should try paraphrasing instead of quoting.

HOW OFTEN SHOULD I CITE?

• If need to use any information from another source, USE IT and CITE IT.

• An excellent rule of thumb is that for every line you quote or paraphrase, you should have at least two lines analyzing it.

1 line of another’s ideas = 2 lines of mine

What is paraphrasing?To paraphrase is to include the ideas or information from an original source in your paper by rephrasing those ideas or information in your own words. The key to successful paraphrasing is to use as few words as possible from the original text--be mindful not to change the meaning that you are trying to convey as you rephrase--and to cite your paraphrase.

What are internal citations?

Citations in the actual text

ExampleThe City of Savannah has partnered with the Georgia Historical Society to update the Civil War markers in the Savannah area ("Georgia Civil War 150 | Georgia Historical Society“).

How do I know what text to put in my parenthesis?

Signal word in the text is the first word in the corresponding entry of the Works Cited page.

Remember the example before? The City of Savannah has partnered with the Georgia Historical

Society to update the Civil War markers in the Savannah area ("Georgia Civil War 150 | Georgia Historical Society“).

It came from this Works Cited Entry.

"Georgia Civil War 150 | Georgia Historical Society." Georgia Civil War 150 | Georgia Historical Society. Georgia Historical Society, n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2013.

How do I start?The first time you cite a source, it is always a good idea to mention its author(s), title, and genre (book, article, or web page, etc.). For example, the following sentence puts information about the author and work before the quotation:

ExampleMilan Kundera, in his book The Art of the Novel, suggests that “if the novel should really disappear, it will do so not because it has exhausted its powers but because it exists in a world grown alien to it.”

Basic Book Citations• Basic Citation

– (Author’s Last Name page)– Georgia has the worst drought in the

United States (Martin 17).• Basic Citation with author’s name in

text– (Page only)– According to Martin, Georgia has the worst

drought in the United States (17).

Internet site onlyIf you cannot find the author or the group who maintains a website, you can use the title of the web page. (not the address….)

(Title of site)

ExampleThe agreement was that each side would release water as needed (“Georgia Historical Society”).

Internet site with Article Name

If you cannot find the author or the group who maintains a website, you can use the title of the web page. (not the address….)

(“Article Title | Title of site”)

ExampleThe City of Savannah has partnered with the Georgia Historical Society to update the Civil War markers in the Savannah area ("Georgia Civil War 150 | Georgia Historical Society“).

Legal Documents/Laws

Use the name of the book or document and the page number.(Document Name page)ExampleThe agreement was that each side would release water as needed (The Clean Water Act of 1982 2).