WORKS CITED

How to have a FABULOUS English Paper

WHAT NOT TO DO…

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O WEBSITE THAT CAN BE EDITED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR

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PLAGIARISM

Correct : “An act or instance of using or closely imitating

the language or thoughts of another author without

authorization and the representation of that author’s work

as one’s own without crediting the author.“ (“Plagiarism”).

Incorrect: An act or instance of using or closely imitating

the language or thoughts of another author without

authorization and the representation of that author’s work

as one’s own without crediting the author.

PLAGIARISM

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lagiarism is serious.

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n college, you can be expelled for not citing the works you used.

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ou can be taken to court.

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is used by Foothill teachers. As you move into the upper grade levels, teachers

use it regularly for term papers.

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ou WILL be caught.

HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM

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ull all your research articles

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ighlight what you think is interesting or important to your paper

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ewrite in your own words OR use a direct quote. If it is someone else’s idea, you

still have to cite it.

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ou can cite your quote in the lead-in, for example, “According to the article,

“Plagiarism on the Rise” in the March, 2014 issues of Time magazine, 83% of

students plagiarize at least one time in their life.

RIGHT AND WRONG WAYS TO DO IN-TEXT CITATIONS

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n my opinion, the movie “Divergent” “is the latest

dystopian sci-fi saga to make the leap from the

printed page to the big screen has earned more than

a few Hunger Games comparisons.

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ight or wrong? Explain.

RIGHT AND WRONG WAYS TO DO IN-TEXT CITATIONS

According to www..pluggedin.com, the movie Divergent is

“the latest dystopian sci-fi saga to make the leap from the

printed page to the big screen has earned more than a few

Hunger Games comparisons.”

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The movie Divergent is “the latest dystopian sci-fi saga to

make the leap from the printed page to the big screen has

earned more than a few Hunger Games comparisons” (Hoose,

Bob).

SUMMARIZING

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ou can also summarize the text by reading it and putting it into your own

words.

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he movie “Divergent” is a futuristic science fiction film which is a first

cousin to the movie “The Hunger Games.”

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he science fiction film “Divergent” closely resembles the film “The Hunger

Games.”

SO….

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o you think you can do this? Let’s

see….