PlagiarismWhat it is and how to avoid it.

Definition:Plagiarism is using someone else’s words or ideas as your own without

giving credit to that person.

3 Steps to Avoid Plagiarism:

0Step 1 - Take good bulleted notes in your own words; no complete sentences

0Step 2 – Paraphrase your notes. Since your notes are in your own words, you are putting your notes back into complete sentences. This step is easy once you have notes in your own words.

0Step 3 – Citing your sources

Step 1: Note-TakingHints:0 Read all the way through the material you are using for

research.

0 AS SOON AS you decide to use the information, write down the source information for your citations.

0 Write down the important pieces of information in your own words.

0 Use a “bullet” form – no complete sentences. This eliminates the danger of copying phrases from the original document.

“Note taking.”Photograph. SunySullivan. Web. 28 Oct. 2012.

Note-taking PracticeBulleted Notes:

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“Glee.” People 5 Nov. 2012:42. Print.

More Note-taking PracticeBulleted Notes:

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Forrester, Paul. “6|Atlanta Hawks.” Sports Illustrated 29 Oct. 2012: n.pag. Sports Illustrated. Web. 30 Oct 2012.

Step 2: Paraphrasing

Paraphrasing is writing in your own words the essential information and ideas expressed by someone else.

Is it Paraphrasing?

How about these?

Paraphrase PracticeParaphrase:

More Paraphrase Practice:

Paraphrase:

Step 3: Citing Sources:

There are two ways to cite your sources:

0Bibliography or Works Cited - at the end of your project; this is always required!

0Parenthetical citations - within the text of your paper; you would add this feature when you write a paper.

“student1.” Photograph. Research Haven. Web. 31 Oct. 2012.

Bibliography/Works Cited Format

0 Title – Bibliography vs. Works Cited

0 Style - MLA (Modern Language Association)-7th edition

0 4 essentials: 1. alphabetize citations2. period at end of each citation 3. indent 2nd (and 3rd) lines4. double space entire document

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What does a complete and correct Works Cited look

like?Works Cited (or Bibliography)

“Address Supporting the Constitution.” American History Online.

Web.

19 Oct. 2011.

Hubbard-Brown, Janet. How The Constitution Was Created. New

York: Chelsea House, 2007. Print.

McDonald, Forrest. Enough Wise Men: The Story of Our

Constitution.

New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1970. Print.

Morris, Richard B. Witnesses at the Creation. New York: Holt,

Rinehart and Winston, 1985. Print.

National Archives. “Constitution of the United States.” Charters of

Freedom. Web. 19 Oct. 2011.

Citing Print Books0 Always look on the title page of the book for most of the information

you need – author, title, city of publication, publisher

0 Copyright date on back of title page – use the latest year given.

0 How to cite a print book:

Last name, first name of author. Title of the book in italics.

City of publication: Publisher, copyright year. Medium of

publication.

Nash, Gary B. Landmarks of the American Revolution. New York:

Oxford University Press, 2003. Print.

Schlager, Neil, and Jayne Weisblatt. Alternative Energy. Detroit: UXL,

2006. Print.

Now you cite the book on your table.

In-class print book citation answers

Forester, C.S. The Barbary Pirates. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.,2007. Print.

Hatch, Alden. General George Patton: Old Blood & Guts. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.,2006. Print.

Lefkowitz, Arthur S. Bushnell’s Submarine. New York: Scholastic, 2006. Print.

Mann, Charles C. Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491. New York: Atheneum Books For Young

Readers, 2009. Print.

Morris, Jeffrey. The Jefferson Way. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Co., 1994. Print.

Murphy, Jim. The Crossing: How George Washington saved the American Revolution. New York:

Scholastic Press, 2010. Print.

Sheinkin, Steve. The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story od Adventure, Heroism, & Treachery. New

York: Roaring Book Press, 2010. Print.

Swanson, James L. Bloody Times. New York: Collins, 2011. Print.

Swanson, James L. Chasing Lincoln’s Killer. New York: Scholastic Press, 2009. Print.

Warren, Andrea. Under Siege! Three Children at the Civil War Battle For Vicksburg. New York: Farrar

Straus Giroux, 2009. Print.

Citing American History Online

and other databases 0 Most of what you will find in this database are chapters in

reference books. You will use example #5 on the Citation Guide.

0 Here is an example of how you should cite a chapter from a reference book found through an electronic database:

Last name, first name of author. "Title of chapter in book in quotation marks."

Title of the book italicized.  Subscription database italicized. Medium of

publication. Day month year of access.

Roberts, Priscilla. "Pearl Harbor." Encyclopedia of American Military History.

American History Online. Web. 21 Apr. 2011. 

0 NOW: Open the US History: Embargo of 1807 LibGuide, go to the electronic databases tab and open American History Online. Search “monticello”, open the first “event or topic” found and cite it.

In-class database citation answer:

Heith, Diane. "Monticello.” Encyclopedia of the

American Presidency. American History Online. Web.

31 Oct 2012.

Citing the Internet0 How to cite an internet website:

0 Last name, first name of author or name of agency that authored the

material. "Title of the webpage in quotation marks." Title of the larger

website in italics.  Medium of publication. Day month year of access.

0  The Thomas Jefferson Foundation. "Embargo of 1807." The Jefferson

Monticello. Web. 24 Oct. 2012.

0 Open the US History: Embargo of 1807 LibGuide, go to

the Internet Resources page and open the first website.

Let’s cite it together.

0 NOW: Open the second website and cite it yourself.

In-class website citation answer:

Mintz, S., & McNeil, S. “The Embargo of

1807.” Digital History. Web. 31 Oct 2012.

Yesterday?

0 What plagiarism is0 Ways to avoid plagiarism0 Works Cited page

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Today

0Parenthetical Citation0 Activity0 Game

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Citing Sources:There are two ways to cite your sources:

0Bibliography or Works Cited - at the end of your project; this is always required!

0Parenthetical citations - within the text of your paper; you would add this feature when you write a paper.

“student1.” Photograph. Research Haven. Web. 31 Oct. 2012.

What does a complete and correct Works Cited look

like?Works Cited (or Bibliography)

“Address Supporting the Constitution.” American History Online.

Web.

19 Oct. 2011.

Hubbard-Brown, Janet. How The Constitution Was Created. New

York: Chelsea House, 2007. Print.

McDonald, Forrest. Enough Wise Men: The Story of Our

Constitution.

New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1970. Print.

Morris, Richard B. Witnesses at the Creation. New York: Holt,

Rinehart and Winston, 1985. Print.

National Archives. “Constitution of the United States.” Charters of

Freedom. Web. 19 Oct. 2011.

Parenthetical Citations

0 Parenthetical Citations 0 citing sources within the body of your paper

0 Purpose of a Parenthetical Citation - to indicate specifically which information came from which source

0 Each parenthetical citation should refer clearly to one of the items in the Works Cited list at the end of your paper.

0 You will call your list of sources “Works Cited” instead of “Bibliography.”

Parenthetical Citations

A total of 74 delegates answered the call to the Constitutional Convention. Over the 4 months that it took to create a new constitution, however, only 55 delegates would make an appearance. On average, 30 delegates attended each day. They came from different backgrounds, but all were landowners and most were educated. They ranged in age from 26 to 81 (Hubbard-Brown 9).

What a parenthetical citation looks like:

Parenthetical Citations

1. Appropriate form

• No pages?

• No author?

2. How often do you add?

• Parenthetical citations and Works Cited

sources have to match up

Libguide Example

Points to consider:

Parenthetical Citations, No Page

NumbersWith most electronic or website sources, you do not have page numbers to use in your parenthetical citations.Here’s what you do:

(Franklin n.pag.)(National n.pag.)

Parenthetical Citations with No

AuthorUse first important word in the titleHere’s what you do:

(Address n.pag.)

“Address Supporting the Constitution.” American

History Online. Web. 19 Oct. 2011.

Parenthetical Citation Activity

1. Take out homework

2. Practice parenthetical citation of your

notes

3. Mrs. Kaplan and Miss Quilitzsch will check

LibGuide

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