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How to Avoid Plagiarism
Read, Engage, Comprehend, Learn
Copying has never been okay for school assignments. It’s called cheating.
Using materials from the library, the Internet, books, magazines, movies, songs—in fact, from any source—must be done in a legal and acceptable manner or it is plagiarism.
You also are here to learn. Copying is not a learning tool.
What’s the Problem?
Plagiarism is IllegalUnacceptableAvoidableEven a cause for losing your college credits
and being removed from college or losing your professional standing one day.
But I Didn’t Mean To…
Ignorance of the issue is no excuse.Learn what you are supposed to do and
just do your job.
Ways to Plagiarize
Copying and pasting on the computerCopying word for word without quotation
marks and citationCopying but changing word order Copying but substituting synonyms or
similar phrasesPutting information in your own words
but not providing citations
How to Avoid Plagiarism
Read and understand and think about the information you need.
Take notes in short words and phrases without copying entire sentences or paragraphs.
Try looking away from what you read and retell it (paraphrase) in your own mind to see if you understand and recall what you read.
It’s hard to plagiarize when you are not looking at the source.
If you copy word for word, include quotation marks—even when you take your notes.
Compare Original Text to Plagiarized Text- What’s wrong?
ORIGINAL
“Les Paul started his professional life as a teenage guitarist during the 1930’s broadcasting on radio stations, playing country as ‘Rhubarb Red’ and dipping into R&B and jazz as well” (Bacon 85).
STUDENT VERSION
Les Paul started his professional life as a teenage guitarist during the 1930’s broadcasting on radio stations, playing country as “Rhubarb Red” and dipping into R&B and jazz as well.
Compare Original Text to Plagiarized Text- What’s wrong?
ORIGINAL
“Les Paul started his professional life as a teenage guitarist during the 1930’s broadcasting on radio stations, playing country as ‘Rhubarb Red’ and dipping into R&B and jazz as well” (Bacon 85).
STUDENT VERSION
Les Paul began his professional life as a guitarist when he was a teenager during the 1930’s playing country music as “Rhubarb Red” and playing a little bit of R&B and jazz also (Bacon 85).
Compare Original Text to Plagiarized Text- What’s wrong?
ORIGINAL“Les Paul started his
professional life as a teenage guitarist during the 1930’s broadcasting on radio stations, playing country as ‘Rhubarb Red’ and dipping into R&B and jazz as well” (Bacon 85).
STUDENT VERSIONLes Paul started out
playing guitar as a teenager during the 1930’s. He broadcast on radio stations under the name of Rhubarb Red. He was also playing R&B and jazz. Mostly he played country.
Compare Original Text to Plagiarized Text- What’s wrong?
ORIGINAL“Les Paul started his
professional life as a teenage guitarist during the 1930’s broadcasting on radio stations, playing country as ‘Rhubarb Red’ and dipping into R&B and jazz as well” (Bacon 85).
STUDENT VERSIONLes Paul started out
playing guitar as a teenager during the 1930’s. He broadcast on radio stations under the name of Rhubarb Red. He was also playing R&B and jazz. Mostly he played country (Bacon 85).
Taking Notes from Original Text to Avoid Plagiarizing- The right way
ORIGINAL
“Les Paul started his professional life as a teenage guitarist during the 1930’s broadcasting on radio stations, playing country as ‘Rhubarb Red’ and dipping into R&B and jazz as well” (Bacon 85).
STUDENT NOTES
Played mostly country music as a teen
1930’s stage (radio) name—Rhubarb Red
Played some R&B and jazz
Taking Notes from Original Text to Avoid Plagiarizing- The right way
ORIGINAL“Les Paul started his
professional life as a teenage guitarist during the 1930’s broadcasting on radio stations, playing country as ‘Rhubarb Red’ and dipping into R&B and jazz as well” (Bacon 85).
STUDENT NOTESPlayed mostly country music as
a teen 1930’s stage (radio) name—
Rhubarb RedPlayed some R&B and jazz
STUDENT VERSION WRITTEN FROM NOTES AND CITED
By the time Les Paul was a teenager, he was playing country music on the radio under the name of Rhubarb Red. He was also playing a little bit of R&B and jazz by then (Bacon 85).
Ms. Ballard’s Big Tips
Take notes only in phrases—not in sentences.
Do not look at the original when you write your own version.
When taking notes, be sure to write down the page number and the source for the notes.
If an original sentences is worded so well you can’t rephrase it, use a quote. Only for WOW sentences.
Citations and Bibliographies (References)
Citations are inside the paper that you write.
Citations are short versions of the entries in the Bibliography or References.
Bibliographies or References are listed at the end of the paper that you write.
Bibliographies or References are full versions of information found on the original source.
Things to Gather for a Bibliography
Book: Title (and subtitle, if any) (found on title page—not cover)
(underlined or in italics) Author Place of publication (on back of title page) Name of publisher (on back of title page) Date of publication (on back of title page—use newest date) Page numbers if you only used a small section of the book. Volume number if it is part of a set. Write down page numbers for every note your write.
Things to Gather for a Bibliography
Magazine: Title (and subtitle, if any) (found on title page—
not cover) (underlined or in italics) Author Name of magazine Date of magazine Page numbers Volume and edition numbers if it is a journal
instead of a magazine. Write down page numbers for every note your
write.
Things to Gather for a Bibliography
Encyclopedia or Reference Works: Title of article (and subtitle, if any) (in quotation
marks) Author (if shown—usually at beginning or end of
article, sometimes shown in pages like About Me) Name of Set of Books Volume Number Edition Page Numbers
Things to Gather for a Bibliography
Online article or web site: Title of article and/or web site (and subtitle, if any)
(in quotation marks) If web site has pages with individual page names,
include that as well. Author (if shown—usually at beginning or end of
article) URL of article Date of web site or copyright dates (at bottom of
home page usually) Date you accessed the site and took the notes
Things to Gather for a Bibliography
Images:Title of image (in quotation marks)Photographer or artistURL if found on InternetDate you accessed the site and took the
notes
Citation Machine
http://easybib.com has a tool to use to insert your bibliographic information to create an entry for your Bibliography or References.
Sample Reference List
Reference List
Ballard, Charlotte. "Do Schools Still Need Brick and Mortar Libraries?." Learning and Leading with Technology. 19.11 (2009): 6-10. Journal Article
Bolden, Michael. "Student Citizenship." Manual of Classroom Management. 2nd ed. 2. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2009. Web. <www.educationdigest.com>. Online Reference Book.
Cusack, Joe. "Roberson Middle School Computer Class Instructions." Roberson Middle School. 26 Jan 2010. Spring ISD, Web. 26 Jan 2010. <http://www.springisd.org/>. Online Document.
Gittens, Thad. "Success on Mandated Testing." Encyclopedia of School Principalship. 1st Rev. ed. 13. Chicago: Little, Brown, 2009. Print Encyclopedia
Martin, Jason, and Ashlee Kane. "Sharing Gym Space with Multiple Classes." Physical Education Today 23 Jan 2010: 32-36. Web. 26 Jan 2010. <www.petoday.net>. Online Magazine Article.
Perry, Edward. Making Music with Middle Schoolers.. 3rd ed. New York: Lippincott, 2008. Book.
Perry, Russell. "Why Young Adults Need Sports." Sports Illustrated 15 Jan 2010: 26-27. Print Magazine.
Rockhill, Erin. "Starting a School Newspaper." Houston Chronicle 20 Jan 2010: B4. Newspaper Article in Print.
Walker, Tracey. "Leading Students to Academic Success." School Administrators Journal 42.1 (2009): 521-523. Web. 26 Jan 2010. <www.ebsco.com>. Online Journal Article.
Things to Gather for a Bibliography
Database information:Title of article (and subtitle, if any) (in
quotation marks)Author (if shown—usually at beginning or
end of article, sometimes shown in pages like About Me)
Name of databaseDate you accessed the site and took the
notes
by Charlotte Ballard
Bacon, Tony. The History of the American Guitar: From 1983 to the Present Day. New York: Barnes and Noble, 2001. 85.
Citation Machine: http://citationmachine.net/index2.php?reqstyleid=1