1. Avoiding Plagiarism
Ms. Lord (2013)
Adapted from Mrs. McGowan, Teacher-Librarian (2011)
Adapted from Ms. E. Hansen, QE (2006)
Adapted from Ms. M. Mirka, Centennial (2004)

2. Do you know…
• What is Plagiarism?
• What is an In-Line Citation?
• What is a reference list?

3. Getting Started…
• What is Plagiarism?
Plagiarism means using
another’s work
without giving them
credit.
From: Mirka, 2004, The Plagiarism Trap. Powerpoint Presentation

4. Examples of Plagiarism…
• Copying and pasting text
from any web site without
giving credit.
• Using photographs, video,
or music without
acknowledging the source
From: Mirka, 2004, The Plagiarism Trap. Powerpoint Presentation

5. More Examples of Plagiarism…
• Using another student’s or your
parents’ work and claiming it as your
own even with permission
• Getting a research paper, story,
poem, or article off the Internet
• Turning in the same paper for more
than one class without the
permission of both teachers (this is
called self-plagiarism)
From: Mirka, 2004, The Plagiarism Trap. Powerpoint Presentation

6. How to Avoid Plagiarism…
• Use your own words and ideas
• Always give credit to the source where
you have received your information
– “According to The World Wildlife Fund…”
– “The New York Times explains …”
– “…claims Albert Einstein.”
• Always explain WHY you included a
quote. Tie it into your own
ideas/argument.
From: Mirka, 2004, The Plagiarism Trap. Powerpoint Presentation

7. Getting Started…
• What is a reference list?
– A reference list at the end of a paper
provides the full information
necessary to identify and retrieve
each source.
– References should be listed
alphabetically at the end of the paper
or presentation.

8. Getting Started…
• What is a Citation?
– A formal method of acknowledging
the use of someone else’s work.
• In-Line Citation?
– Indicating whose work you are
referencing in the body of your
paper.

9. CITATIONS IN TEXT
Definition
In-line citations identify the source of the information used in research.
In-line citations provide limited information. The reader can look at the
reference list for full information.
Format like this: (Author’s last name, page #).
If there is no author, format like this:
(“Name of Article”, page #).
If it’s a website, format like this:
(Website name).

10. Quotation Example…
“Because N-Gen children are born with
technology, they assimilate it. Adults must
accommodate – a different and much more
difficult learning process”_ (Tapscott, 40).
(Punctuation is after in-line citation.)

11. Citation Example
Johnston states that “life is hard for animal
babies of all kinds, but for young reptiles,
surviving their first year is especially difficult”
(36).

12. Citation with no Author
Many people believe that eating
healthy foods can help your
performance playing sports. “It is
a proven fact that eating a
nutritious meal prior to a game
will increase performance”
(Sports Nutrition 73).

13. References
Go to the back of your paper, and on a
SEPARATE piece of paper…
•Center the word “References” at the
top of the page.
•Give the full information on how to
access your sources, in alphabetic
order, and a hanging indent.
•Double-space the whole page.

14. Reference format
Format like this for a book:
Last name, First name. Title of Book. City of
Publication: Publisher, Year of
Publication. Print.
Format like this for a magazine or
newspaper:
Last name, First name. “Title of Article.”
Title of Magazine or Newspaper.
Day Month Year: pages. Print.

15. Reference format
Format like this for a website:
Last name, First name. Name of Site.
Name of organization that created the
site, Date of resource creation. Web.
Date of Access.
Format like this for a personal interview:
Last name, First name. Personal
Interview. Date of Interview.

16. References
Aristotle. Poetics. The Internet Classics Archive. 13 Sept. 2007.
Web. Accessed 4 Nov. 2008. ‹http://classics.mit.edu/›.
Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U,
28 Nov. 2003. Web. Accessed 10 May 2006.
"MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The Purdue OWL. Purdue U
Writing Lab, 4 Apr. 2010. Web. Accessed 20 July 2010.

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