2.  Definition: Using someone else’s creative expressions, graphics or ideas and passing them off as your own and not giving the original creator credit.  It’s Illegal

3.  Turning in a paper you wrote previously in another class.  Purchasing a paper from someone and turning it in  Cutting and pasting from more than one source to create a paper without quoting or giving credit.  Failing to put quotation marks around the words of others.

4.  The majority of plagiarism is unintentional  Paraphrasing poorly: changing a few words without changing the sentence or changing the sentence around but not the words.  Citing poorly: omitting an occasional citation or citing inaccurately.

7. CITE DO NOT CITE  Author’s idea  Author’s thought  Author’s opinion  Author’s research  Quotations  Summary of someone’s work / research  Other people’s pictures, illustrations, etc.  Common knowledge  Your idea  Your thoughts  Your opinion  Your artwork/pictures

8. In the body of your paper Leroy predicted in 1998 that eBay would become the most lucrative Internet business, surpassing most businesses even during tough economic times (45). Or, Founded in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar, Jeff Skoll and Meg Whitman, eBay has become the most lucrative Internet business (Leroy 45). In your works cited page Leroy, Jonathan G. eBay: Stunning Success. New York: Dover Publishing, 2001.

9. The Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged is a National Historic Landmark. Today, it is owned and operated by the AME Zion Church (“Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged”). In your works cited page "Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged." NRHP Travel Itinerary. 1998. National Park Service. 13 Dec 2008. TIP: If no author is available, then use the title of the webpage in quotes. MLA In-text citation

10. “ Experimental psychology at private colleges.” New York Times. 15 Apr. 2002: A8. Johnston, Lawrence and Denise Smith. When the snow falls. Des Moines: Delacorte Press, 1998. “The Flu.” Nine MSN. 2000. University of Minneapolis. 21 Oct. 2001. Smiles, James. "Libraries Work." School Library Journal 2006: 12. Ebscohost. Ebscohost. Albany High School. 10 Dec 2008.. Underline or italicize Always indent second line No author? Title comes next Dates are written Day Month Year Page 15 Page number

11.  Citations should be in alphabetical order.  If there’s no author, then use the article’s title.  Underline the title of books and magazines.  Citations should be double spaced. The second line and subsequent lines should be indented at least 5 spaces.  The Works Cited Page should also be numbered. Tips for the Works Cited Page

12.  Knightcite  Citation Machine Citation Machine  BibMe http://www.ahs.albany.k12.ny.us/AHS/depts/library/index.html