1. The Basics of Citation and Avoiding Plagiarism in Papers.
MLA and Plagiarism
The Basics of Citation and Avoiding Plagiarism in Papers.

3. What is Plagiarism?
Textbook Definition: “the unacknowledged use of another’s person’s works in the form of original ideas, strategies, and research or another person’s writing, in the form of sentences, phrases, and innovative terminology”

4. So what Does that Mean? Intellectual Theft Copyright Laws Cheating
Inadvertent Plagiarism
Cutting and Pasting
Internet vs. Published Work

5. When to Document Information
“Cite a source for all facts and evidence in your essays that you did not know before you started” (Spatt 431).
Documentation acknowledges where you got the information from and gives that person credit.

6. Stealing Ideas
Presenting someone else’ ideas in your own words is plagiarism.
Mixing your words with the authors words or changing the meaning of the author’s original text is plagiarism.

7. Avoiding Plagiarism
Acknowledge all sources using appropriate documentation.
This means when you use direct quotes, summarization, or paraphrasing.
Using both a works cited page and in-text citations to provide information to the reader.

8. Using Documentation There are two main citation styles MLA and APA
There are other types but these are the main two you will encounter.
MLA-Modern Language Association
APA- American Psychological Association

9. MLA This is the style we will be using for papers in this class.
MLA citation includes a Works Cited page that list all source used in your paper in alphabetical order.
You also make use of parenthetical citations to document sources throughout your paper.
There is a way to cite almost any source you come across so your textbook and writing guide will be vital.

10. Proper Formatting for MLA Papers
Times New Roman
Size 12
Double-spaced
1 inch margins
Create a header that includes your last name and page number for each page.
Use Italics for the titles of source materials

11. Proper Formatting for APA Papers
Times New Roman
Size 12
Double-spaced
1 inch margins
Include a title page and abstract
Create a page header at the top of each page.

12. MLA and APA Examples
There is a website that will give you tons of helpful information on MLA and APA formatting.
This website is the Purdue OWL

13. Works Cited vs. In-Text Citations
The works cited page is a separate page at the end of your paper that lists are the sources you used in your essay in alphabetical order by author’s last name.
This page also uses a hanging indent for citations that are more than one line.
Parenthetical Citations are used within the text to cite information.
Examples can be seen on the Purdue OWL website.

14. Online Resources EasyBib KnowItKnow INFOhio http://www.easybib.com/
INFOhio

15. For Tomorrow Bring a Penny to class
Also, bring your device if possible.