CITE YOUR STUFF

A GUIDE TO AVOIDING PLAGIARISM AND

CREATING BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Originally developed by Gayle Bushell for the WCDSB Resource Centre, October 2006; modified by L. Gorvett Spring 2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS1. Online Video options (slide 4)2. Definition/seriousness of plagiarism (slides 5 -13)3. Consequences of plagiarism (slides 14 -15)4. Five steps to avoiding plagiarism (Slides 16 - 21)5. Citation examples (Slides 22 - 26)6. Review (slides 27 - 29)7. Bibliography (slide 30)

PLAGIARISMOptional: Choose an online video to begin a

plagiarism presentation

•http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=128461&title=Don_t_Plagiarize

[A rap about plagiarism based on House of Pain's "Jump Around“ 2 min. long]

• http://plagiarismvideos.blogspot.com/ a blog with a variety of short online videos on plagiarism.

• Learn360 also has some plagiarism videos, but they are on the long side (10 to 12 minutes).

PLAGIARISM HAPPENS IF: You use another person’s words, ideas or

work without giving proper credit to the original owner.

Whether the information came from a book, a database, the internet, or an e-mail and whether or not it is a fact, a graph, or a picture, you must give proper credit to the original author or source.

PLAGIARISM IS SERIOUS

IS IT PLAGIARISM WHEN..

You find a great book that has the information you need and you copy the information word for word into your paper? Your Paper

YES

NO

Click yes or no.

?

YOU ARE CORRECT!

Make sure you place quotations around what ever information you copy word for word, and give proper credit to the source.

Your Paper

“ “

Taken from:

Click here to move to the next page.

SORRY!

Click here to TRY AGAIN.

IS IT PLAGIARISM WHEN…

You are searching the internet and find a great web site with all sorts of information for your homework assignment. You read over the information, put the ideas into your own words and give proper credit to the source?YES

NOClick yes or no.

?

RIGHT! YOU ROCK!

It’s important to take the information you read from a book or a web site and put it into your own words and then tell the reader where it came from.

Click here to move to the next page.

SORRY!

Click here to TRY AGAIN.

IT IS ALSO PLAGIARISM IF…

• You cut words, sentences or images from an internet site and paste them directly into your work without giving proper credit.

• You have a friend write a paper for you or use someone else’s paper as your own.

• You download or buy a paper off the internet and submit is as your own work.

IF YOU DO PLAGIARIZE, INTENTIONALLY OR UNINTENTIONALLY…

You may have to redo the assignment

Your parents may be contacted

You won’t get a good grade on your assignment D

Plagiarism is stealing. It is stealing the work and ideas that others have worked

hard to create.

Would you steal money from a store?

Candy from a baby?

HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE YOU DON’T PLAGIARIZE?

1. 1. Start your research early!Start your research early!Research takes time. It takes time to

search for, evaluate and read sources. Also, if you plan ahead you won’t forget to keep track of what information came from what resource.

HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE YOU DON’T PLAGIARIZE?

2. Keep track!2. Keep track!Use lists to help you keep track of the

encyclopedias, books, websites and online databases you use in your research. Don’t forget to include the web addresses of pictures you use.

The information in these lists will be used to create a bibliography.

WHAT IS A BIBLIOGRAPHY?

A BIBLIOGRAPHY is a list of all the sources you used while doing your research. This list is usually found on the last page of your research paper.

HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE YOU DON’T PLAGIARIZE?

3.3. Paraphrase: Put the information in Paraphrase: Put the information in your own words!your own words!

• Use point form to write just key words and ideas

• Use a pencil or pen – DO NOT cut and paste• These are your notes… write them in your

research grid or on note cards• When you write your first draft, paraphrase

from your notes

HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE YOU DON’T PLAGIARIZE?

4. Use quotation marks4. Use quotation marksIf you copy someone else’s words exactly,

use “quotation marks” around those words to show that you have copied them.

Hint: you should probably not use quotation marks more than two or

three times on a page.

HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE YOU DON’T PLAGIARIZE?

5. Cite your stuff!5. Cite your stuff!When you “cite your stuff” you are creating the

lists of the resources you used in your research.

Citations are the individual entries found in the Bibliography that include information such as the author, title, date of publication or web site address of each resource you used.

To create a bibliography…For every resource you use to write your assignment or create your project, you need to answer the following questions:

WHERE? Where did you find the resource? (A book, an online database, the Internet?) WHO? Who is the author? For a picture from the Internet, “Who created the picture?”WHAT? What is the resource's title?WHEN? When was the resource written? If you used the Internet, what date did you access the item?

IF YOU USED A BOOK…

Who wrote it?

What is the title?

When was it published?

Author's name, last name first. Title of book, italicized .

Copyright date.

Example: Kendell, Patricia. Leopards. 2003.

Your citation would look like this…

IF YOU USED A WEB SITE...

Who wrote the article on the web site?

What is the title of the article?

What is the title of the home page?

When did you visit this page?

What is the address of the home page?

Example:"Cheetah Range." CheetahSpot. 15 Oct. 2010.http://www.cheetahspot.com/range.php

The http address of the site

Name of the author, if available. “Title of the article, in quotes.”

Title of the home page, if available, italicized.Date you visited

Your citation would look like this…

CITATION MAKER TOOL

EZ Find offers a link to an online Citation Maker.Use this tool at school or at home to create citations!

http://elementary.oslis.org/resources/cm/mlacitationse

OTHER RESOURCES…• There are other resources you may

have used in your research, such as a newspaper article or an online database.

• There is a handout on how to cite most common resources available in the library. Ask your library technician or your teacher if you have questions.

LET’S REWIND…

Plagiarism happens when you use another person’s words, ideas or work without giving proper credit to the original

owner. Plagiarism is STEALING.

LET’S REWIND…

If you do plagiarize, intentionally or unintentionally, you could have to write the assignment again, your parents may be contacted and you probably will not get a good grade on your assignment.

TO PREVENT YOURSELF FROM PLAGIARIZING:…

1. Start your research early.2. Keep track of the resources you use in your research. 3. Put the information in your own words. Use point

form to take notes. Don’t “cut and paste”.4. Use quotation marks if you copy someone else’s

words.5. Cite your stuff. Use the lists you kept of the

resources you used to create citations for a bibliography.

BIBLIOGRAPHY Clipart: Free Clipart by Philip Martin.

http://languagearts.phillipmartin.info/la_plagiarism.htm Accessed June 15, 2010.

“Harper staffer quits...” graphic from http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/09/30/rae-harper.htmlAccessed July 28, 2010

“Katie Couric producer fired...” graphic from http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-04-10-couric-plagiarism_N.htmAccessed July 28, 2010

“Harvard takes back admission...” graphic from http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P1-75265357.html Accessed July 28, 2010

“Washington Post blogger quits...” graphic from http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/25/business/25post.html Accessed July 29, 2010

“Cite your Stuff” PowerPoint originally developed by Gayle Bushell for the WCDSB Resource Centre, October 2006; modified by L. Gorvett Spring 2010