Plagiarism: What is it, and how do I avoid it?

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Plagiarism What is it, and how do I avoid it?

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Plagiarism

• Using someone elses work, in part or in
  wholewhether that be a published work, something
  from the internet, a friends paper, a paper
  bought off the internet or from some other
  service, or work that someone did for you
• Outside source or information that is not
  properly referenced
• Direct wording that is not in quotations and
  cited, or paraphrasing that is too close to the
  original wording and/or is not cited
• Work donein part or in wholefor another class

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What about common knowledge?

• Common knowledge does not require
  acknowledgement
• Facts that most people know. For example, The
  mascot of the University of Kentucky is the
  wildcat.
• Facts available in a variety of sources. For
  example, The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on
  December 7, 1941.

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So, what exactly requires a citation so that Im
not plagiarizing?

• Quotations, paraphrases, summaries
• Facts that arent widely known claims that are
  arguable
• Images, statistics, charts, tables, graphs, other
  visuals from any source
• Ideas from another source
• Experiments conducted by others
• Interviews
• Help or advice from someone else
• When in doubt, go ahead and cite it!!!

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OK, so how do I give credit to the sources where
I got those things?

• In WRD 110, use MLA (Modern Language
  Association). The guidelines changed in 2009, so
  make sure youre using an up-to-date guide.
• All sources should be cited in-text and on a
  works cited page.

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MLA format for essays

• In-text necessary for every quotation,
  paraphrase, or summary.
• (authors last name page number)
• Ex (Cofer 40).
• Note that there is no comma separating the name
  and the page number and that the sentence is
  ended with a period AFTER the citation.

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continued

• Works Cited page
• Author last name, first name. Title of essay.
  Title of book. Edition. City Publisher, Year.
  Pages. Medium.
• Cofer, Sandra Ortiz. Silent Dancing A Partial
  Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood. The
  Engaged Citizen A Reader for First-Year Writing.
  4th ed. Boston Bedford, 2010. 35-40. Print.

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Journal articles

• Works Cited page
• Author last name, first name. Title of article.
  Title of journal Vol.Issue (Year) pages.
  Medium.
• Bennett, Tanya Long. The Protean Ivy in Fair and
  Tender Ladies. The Southern Literary Journal
  30.2 (1998) 76-95. Print.
• OR from a database
• Bennett, Tanya Long. The Protean Ivy in Fair and
  Tender Ladies. The Southern Literary Journal
  30.2 (1998) 76-95. JSTOR. Web. 25 Sept. 2012.

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Websites

• Will vary depending on whether you have an author
  or not. See examples in class and p. 144 in A
  Pocket Style Manual 6th ed. for more details.

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How do I use a quote effectively?

• Avoid just dropping in quotes. Ex
• My journey is very similar to the one Stacey
  Johnson describes. My past has shaped me to not
  see color and to know that there is no barrier
  too large to overcome (31).
• Better As in the essay Culture Clash, my
  journey helped me realize I could overcome
  obstacles. The author claims that she learned
  that there is no barrier too large to overcome,
  which is similar to the conclusion my journey
  helped me reach (Johnson 31).

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What about photographs?

• Author or photographer. Title of work. Year.
  Location. Web source. Web. Date accessed.

Wilson, Lauren. Cover. 2010. Lexington, KY.
laurenwilsonstudio.blogspot.com. Web. 1
September 2010.
Fig. 1. Source Lauren Wilson. Cover. Lauren
Wilson Studio. Web. 1 September 2010.
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Your own photograph

• Fig. 1. My bulldog puppy. Source Personal photo.

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Fine. But what happens if I decide to ignore all
of this and just plagiarize anyway?

• DWRDM guidelines
• The minimum penalty for plagiarism is a zero on
  the assignment for a first, minor offense more
  severe penalties may be recommended and are
  mandated by the faculty senate for major and
  subsequent offenses. Students should also be
  aware that according to faculty senate rules,
  those charged with plagiarism may not withdraw
  from the course in which the offense occurred for
  any reason.
• First offense (minimum penalty) meet with DWRDM
  associate director 0 on assignment and letter of
  warning cannot withdraw from the course to avoid
  failing

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For more information

• Syllabus and DWRDM guidelines on BB
• A Pocket Style Manual. 6th ed. See pp. 105-162.
• The Writing Center
• Me! ?