Avoiding Plagiarism

Mrs. McGowan, Teacher-Librarian (2011)

Adapted from Ms. E. Hansen, QE (2006)
Adapted from Ms. M. Mirka, Centennial (2004)
Do you know
What is Plagiarism?

What is an In-Line Citation?

What is a reference list?

What does paraphrasing
mean?
Getting Started
What is Plagiarism?

Plagiarism means using
anothers work
without giving them
credit and saying that
it is your own


From: Mirka, 2004, The Plagiarism Trap. Powerpoint Presentation
Examples of Plagiarism
Copying and pasting text
from any web site without
citing it properly

Using photographs, video,
or music without properly
acknowledging the source


From: Mirka, 2004, The Plagiarism Trap. Powerpoint Presentation
More Examples of Plagiarism
Using another students or your
parents work and claiming it as your
own even with permission

Getting a research paper, story,
poem, or article off the Internet and
pretending that you wrote it

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
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.

If you use someones exact words
put them in quotes and give credit
using in-line citations.
Include a list of sources you consulted
at the end of your paper

From: Mirka, 2004, The Plagiarism Trap. Powerpoint Presentation
Getting Started
What is a reference list?
A reference list at the end of a paper
provides the information necessary to
identify and retrieve each source.
References should be listed alphabetically
at the end of the paper or presentation.

Getting Started
What is a CITATION?

A formal method of acknowledging
the use of a someones work.

In-Line Citation?

Indicating whose work you are
referencing in the body of your
paper.
IN-LINE CITATIONS

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.
If you are citing a book, format your in-line citation like
this: (Authors last name, year published)
If there is no author, format it like this:
(Name of Article, year published)
If its a website, format it like this:
(Authors last name, Title of the Page)
If its a website without an author, format it like this:
(Title of the Page)
Example of a Quote from a Book
Because N-Gen children are born with
technology, they assimilate it. Adults must
accommodate a different and much more
difficult learning process_ (Tapscott, 2000).

(Place quotation marks around the quote)
(Punctuation is after the in-line citation.)

Example of a quote from a website
Earth's moon is the brightest object in our night sky
and the closest celestial body._ (Sharp, How Far is
the Moon?).
(Place quotation marks around the quote)
(Punctuation is after the in-line citation.)

Citation format when the
authors name is mentioned
Citing a Book
Johnston and Cutchins (1988) state that life
is hard for animal babies of all kinds, but for
young reptiles, surviving their first year is
especially difficult.

Website
Ari Ratner argues that the Internet has been
connecting people with shared interests who
may have never otherwise found each other
(The Boardroom and the Bedroom).

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.

List your references in alphabetical
order.

Double-space the whole page.
References
Author Last Name, Author First name.
Article Name. Website. Name of
institution/organization affiliated with the
site (sponsor or publisher), date of
resource creation (if available). Web.
Date of access.
References
Ratner, Ari. The Boardroom and the
Bedroom. Slate.com. The Slate Group,
October 2014. Web. 14 October 2014.

Sharp, Tim. How Far is the Moon?
Space.com. Web. 14 October 2014.



The End.