Avoiding Plagiarism in your Writing. Awareness Plagiarism is not a passive act. It doesn’t happen TO you. As the researcher and writer, it is your responsibility.

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Avoiding Plagiarism in your Writing

Awareness Plagiarism is not a passive act. It doesn’t happen TO you. As the researcher and writer, it is your responsibility to make sure that your work does not contain plagiarism. If you are caught plagiarizing, your punishment will be the same regardless of whether it was intentional or due to carelessness or laziness.

How to avoid plagiarism Pay attention when you’re taking notes –Use quotation marks whenever necessary –Carefully record where you found each piece of info (source and pg #) –Use a consistent system to distinguish between different types of info (see next slide) Pay attention when you’re writing your paper –Include quotation marks whenever necessary –If you’re not sure whether or not you copied from one of your sources, look back at the source to see –Include parenthetical citations whenever necessary Read your TurnItIn.com report carefully –Look at each highlighted section –Fix any spots that need to be fixed

In your research paper, you will include 6 types of information 1.Information from sources that you copy word for word 2.Paraphrased specific pieces of information 3.Paraphrased original ideas / arguments / conclusions 4.Paraphrased general / commonly known information 5.Your own analysis of the facts / ideas you cited 6.Your own thoughts and ideas

Each type will require different things to avoid plagiarism Type of Info 1.Information from sources that you copy word for word 2.Paraphrased specific pieces of information 3.Paraphrased original ideas / arguments / conclusions 4.Paraphrased general / commonly known information 5.Your own analysis of the facts / ideas you cited 6.Your own thoughts and ideas What’s Required 1.Quotation Marks AND a Parenthetical Citation 2.Parenthetical Citation 3.Parenthetical Citation 4.Nothing 5.Nothing 6. Nothing

Quoting vs. Paraphrasing You are quoting whenever you copy any single word or series of words that is unique or original To paraphrase, your must provide your own –Word Choice –Sentence Structure –Flow of Ideas Changing a couple of words, but copying the sentence structure, flow of ideas, and remaining word choice is PLAGIARISM