1. PLAGIARISM MLA, 7 TH EDITION

2. YOU HAVE PLAGIARIZED IF… You cut and pasted text from a web site into your paper without quotation marks Or without citing the source using in- text citations and a works cited page (MLA 61).

3. EXPLANATION Original The opening line to Daphne du Maurier’s most famous novel, Rebecca is one of the great opening lines in English fiction. In one stroke, du Maurier establishes the voice, the locale, and the dream-like atmosphere of the story. It’s not surprising that Alfred Hitchcock used the same opening line for his celebrated cinematic adaptation of the novel—one which many critics feel is among his most accomplished. This material is presented as if it is the words (and thoughts) of the writer of the paper instead of the writer of the web page. If the material is not quoted and the writer is not acknowledged, it is plagiarism. Plagiarism The first line of Daphane du Maurier’s novel hooks the reader. In one stroke, du Maurier establishes the voice, the locale, and the dream-like atmosphere of the story.

4. EXPLANATION Original The opening line to Daphne du Maurier’s most famous novel, Rebecca is one of the great opening lines in English fiction. In one stroke, du Maurier establishes the voice, the locale, and the dream-like atmosphere of the story.... Material cut-and-pasted from web sites needs to be properly punctuated with quotation marks. In-text citations are also required to acknowledge the source on the works cited page. Correctly Cited Source The first line of Daphane du Maurier’s novel hooks the reader. Furthermore, “in one stroke, du Maurier establishes the voice, the locale, and the dream-like atmosphere of the story” (Silet). From the Works Cited page: Silet, Charles L.P. “Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca.” The Strand Magazine. ……..StrandMag.com, 2015. Web. 26 Feb. 2016.

5. YOU HAVE PLAGIARIZED IF… You repeated, copied, paraphrased, or summarized someone’s wording without acknowledgement (citing it) using in-text citations and a works cited page (MLA 61).

6. EXPLANATION Plagiarism Emily Dickinson firmly believed that we cannot fully comprehend life unless we also understand death. “If you write this sentence without documentation (in-text citation), you have committed plagiarism because you borrowed another‘s wording without acknowledgement, even though you changed its form” (MLA 56). Original Some of Dickinson’s most powerful poems express her firmly held conviction that life cannot be fully comprehended without an understanding of death.

7. EXPLANATION You may present the information in your paper if you cite your source. Use the author’s name to introduce the material or include it in the in-text citation (MLA 58). From the Works Cited page: Martin, Wendy. “Emily Dickinson.” Columbia Literary History of the ……….United States. Ed. Emory Elliott. New York: Columbia UP, 1988. ………609-26. Print. Correctly Cited Source using the author’s name in the in-text citation: Emily Dickinson firmly believed that we cannot fully comprehend life unless we also understand death (Martin 625). Correctly Cited Source using the author’s name to introduce the material: As Wendy Martin has suggested, Emily Dickinson firmly believed that we cannot fully comprehend life unless we also understand death (625).

8. YOU HAVE PLAGIARIZED IF… You paraphrased someone’s argument or presented someone’s line of thought without acknowledgement (citing your source) (MLA 61).

9. EXPLANATION Plagiarism There have been two revolutionary periods of change in history: the agricultural revolution and the industrial revolution. The agricultural revolution determined the course of history for thousands of years; the industrial civilization lasted about a century. We are now on the threshold of a new period of revolutionary change, but this one may last for only a few decades. “If you write this sentence without documentation (in-text citation), you have committed plagiarism because you borrowed another writer’s line of thinking without acknowledgement” (MLA 58). Original Humanity faces a quantum leap forward. It faces the deepest social upheaval and creative restructuring of all time. Without clearly recognizing it, we are engaged in building a remarkable civilization from the ground up. This is the meaning of the Third Wave. Until now the human race has undergone two great waves of change, each one largely obliterating earlier cultures or civilizations and replacing them with the ways of life inconceivable to those who came before. The First Wave of change—the agricultural revolution—took thousands of years to play itself out. The Second Wave—the rise of industrial civilization—took a mere hundred years. Today history is even more accelerative, and it is likely that the Third Wave will sweep across history and complete itself in a few decades.

10. EXPLANATION You may present the information in your paper if you cite your source. Use the author’s name to introduce the material or include it in the in-text citation (MLA 58). From the Works Cited page: Toffler, Alvin. The Third Wave. New York: Bantam, 1981. Print. Correctly Cited Source using the author’s name in the in-text citation: There have been two revolutionary periods of change in history: the agricultural revolution and the industrial revolution. The agricultural revolution determined the course of history for thousands of years; the industrial civilization lasted about a century. We are now on the threshold of a new period of revolutionary change, but this one may last for only a few decades (Toffler 10). Correctly Cited Source using the author’s name to introduce the material: According to Alvin Toffler, there have been two revolutionary periods of change in history: the agricultural revolution and the industrial revolution. The agricultural revolution determined the course of history for thousands of years; the industrial civilization lasted about a century. We are now on the threshold of a new period of revolutionary change, but this one may last for only a few decades (10).

11. YOU HAVE PLAGIARIZED IF… You mixed paraphrase or summary with direct wording (quotation), but did not use quotation marks around the direct wording, thereby making it look as if it was all your own words (MLA 60).

12. EXPLANATION If you write this sentence without placing quotation marks around the portion copied word-for-word, and include documentation (in- text citation), you have committed plagiarism because you borrowed ideas and direct words without acknowledgement of both (MLA 57). Click to go to the next slide to see how to correct this mistake. Original Humanity faces a quantum leap forward. It faces the deepest social upheaval and creative restructuring of all time. Without clearly recognizing it, we are engaged in building a remarkable civilization from the ground up. This is the meaning of the Third Wave. Until now the human race has undergone two great waves of change, each one largely obliterating earlier cultures or civilizations and replacing them with the ways of life inconceivable to those who came before. The First Wave of change—the agricultural revolution—took thousands of years to play itself out. The Second Wave—the rise of industrial civilization—took a mere hundred years. Today history is even more accelerative, and it is likely that the Third Wave will sweep across history and complete itself in a few decades. Plagiarism There have been two revolutionary periods of change in history: the agricultural revolution and the industrial revolution. The agricultural revolution determined the course of history for thousands of years; the industrial civilization lasted about a century. Humanity now faces a quantum leap forward. We are on the threshold of a new period of revolutionary change, but this one may last for only a few decades (Toffler 10).

13. EXPLANATION You may mix paraphrase and quotation as long as you make each distinct with proper punctuation (quotation marks) and in- text citation. The ending in-text citation suffices for both because it is in the same sentence as the directly quoted words. Otherwise, you should place an in-text citation at the end of the quote and again at the end of the paraphrased material. (MLA 56). Correctly Cited Source using the author’s name in the in-text citation: There have been two revolutionary periods of change in history: the agricultural revolution and the industrial revolution. The agricultural revolution determined the course of history for thousands of years; the industrial civilization lasted about a century. “Humanity [now] faces a quantum leap forward”—we are on the threshold of a new period of revolutionary change, but this one may last for only a few decades (Toffler 10).

14. YOU HAVE PLAGIARIZED IF… You took someone’s unique or particularly apt phrase without acknowledgement (MLA 61).

15. EXPLANATION Plagiarism At the intersection of language and culture lies a concept that we might call “languaculture.” “If you write this sentence without documentation (in-text citation), you have committed plagiarism because you borrowed without acknowledgement a term (“languaculture”) invented by another writer” (MLA 57). Original Everyone uses the word language and every these days talks about culture.... “Languaculture” is a reminder, I hope, of the necessary connections between its two parts....

16. EXPLANATION Correctly Cited Source At the intersection of language and culture lies a concept that Michael Agar has called “languaculture” (60). But you may present the material in your paper if you cite your source with an in- text citation and a works cited page (MLA 57). Original Everyone uses the word language and every these days talks about culture.... “Languaculture” is a reminder, I hope, of the necessary connections between its two parts.... From the Works Cited page: Agar, Michael. Language Shock: Understanding the Culture of....... Conversation. New York: Morrow, 1994. Print.

17. YOU HAVE PLAGIARIZED IF… You bought or otherwise acquired a research paper and handed it in (submitted it) in part, or all of it, as your own (MLA 61).

18. AVOID PLAGIARISM! Identify the sources, using in-text citations and a works cited page, of all material you borrow— –Exact wording –Paraphrases –Ideas –Arguments –Facts –Summaries

19. AVOID PLAGIARISM! Keep the following three categories distinct in your notes: 1) your ideas 2) your summaries of others’ material 3) exact wording you copy Use quotation marks!

20. AVOID PLAGIARISM! Check with your teacher/instructor when you are uncertain about your use of sources!