1. TO CITE OR NOT TO CITE … that is the question!

2. you use words copied from another source you use ideas from another person, even when you express them in your own words you use specific information that is not common knowledge you use charts, graphs, maps, or pictures from other sources You MUST CITE when …

3. you use an idea, fact, or opinion that is yours you use information that is common knowledge (facts or ideas easily found in general reference sources) you use common sayings or phrases You DO NOT NEED TO CITE when …

4. Decide whether the following situations involve plagiarism. Plagiarism discussion dilemmas … Asking someone to read your essay for errors in spelling or grammar Is this plagiarism?

5. Plagiarism discussion dilemmas … Gathering information from the Internet and creating a Works Cited for the websites you visited Is this plagiarism?

6. Plagiarism discussion dilemmas … Giving your work to a tutor to write the last two paragraphs of your assignment Is this plagiarism?

7. Plagiarism discussion dilemmas … Using a thesaurus or dictionary to improve the wording of your research report Is this plagiarism?

8. Plagiarism discussion dilemmas … Using some of the same phrases, but not the entire sentences, from a newspaper article (You do not mention the use of the article in your report.) Is this plagiarism?

9. Plagiarism discussion dilemmas … Using a quotation from a president as the opening sentence of your essay and mentioning who said it Is this plagiarism?

10. Plagiarism discussion dilemmas … Concluding your essay with the sentence “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Is this plagiarism?