St. Agnes St. Agnes Junior HighJunior High

January January 20122012

The Terrible, Horrible, The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad CITATION!No Good, Very Bad CITATION!

OverviewOverview

What is What is Plagiarism?Plagiarism?

In-Text CitationIn-Text Citation QuotationsQuotations ParaphraseParaphrase SummarizeSummarize

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The PLAGUE of PlagiarismThe PLAGUE of Plagiarism

““They lard their lean books They lard their lean books with the fat of others work.”with the fat of others work.” Sir Richard Burton, British Sir Richard Burton, British

writer, explorer, linguist, etc.writer, explorer, linguist, etc.

Whether by accident or on Whether by accident or on purpose, using information purpose, using information without giving credit is without giving credit is wrongwrong……

Why Do We Plagiarize?Why Do We Plagiarize?

““But their words are better”But their words are better” Making the gradeMaking the grade ““Everyone else is doing it…”Everyone else is doing it…” Poor planningPoor planning ““I was just copying my notes”I was just copying my notes” ““I couldn’t find the source”I couldn’t find the source”

Common Knowledge?Common Knowledge?

Ask yourself:Ask yourself: ““Would I know this information if I hadn’t Would I know this information if I hadn’t

read it in a book or seen it online?”read it in a book or seen it online?”

If the answer in NO, then it is If the answer in NO, then it is important to show where you found important to show where you found your informationyour information

How do I give credit?How do I give credit?

Many different stylesMany different styles APAAPA MLAMLA ChicagoChicago

Many different placesMany different places In-text citationIn-text citation Reference listReference list

QuotationsQuotations

Always include the Always include the author’s last author’s last namename and the and the yearyear it was it was writtenwritten

If information is from If information is from a book, please include a book, please include the the page numberpage number!!

According to Smith (2012), “Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time” (p. 101). She stated, “Students often had difficulty using APA style” (Smith, 2012, p. 101), which has certainly been my experience. Smith's (2012) study found the following:     Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time citing sources. This difficulty could be attributed to the fact that many students failed to check a style manual or to ask their teacher for help. (p. 101)

Paraphrase or SummarizeParaphrase or Summarize

Always include the Always include the author’s last author’s last namename and the and the yearyear it was it was writtenwritten

Page number is Page number is helpful, but not helpful, but not entirely necessaryentirely necessary

According to Smith (2012), APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners.

APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners (Smith, 2012, p. 101).

Author, Author?Author, Author?

ONE Author

(Smith, 2012, p. 101)

Smith

TWO Authors

Smith & Smith

(Smith & Smith, 2012, p. 101)

FOUR Authors

(Smith, Smith, Smith & Smith, 2012, p. 101)

Smith, Smith, Smith

& Smith

Author, Author?Author, Author?

SIX Authors

Smith et al.

(Smith et al., 2012, p. 101)

That List Thingy @ the ENDThat List Thingy @ the END

You can call it your You can call it your ‘References’ or ‘References’ or ‘Bibliography’ page‘Bibliography’ page

List alphabeticallyList alphabetically

Usually includes:Usually includes: AuthorAuthor DateDate TitleTitle

Basic Format ExamplesBasic Format Examples

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper. Retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of document. Retrieved from http://Web address

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper, p. A1.

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