Use Direct Quotes to Avoid Plagiarism

Use Direct Quotes to Avoid Plagiarism

How else do you think we can learn from another writer's research and still avoid plagiarism?

Teacher's Research Question

Where can lions be found in the wild? 

Information from Source

Let's look together at the information I found from my internet search.

What does this tell me?

This source tells me information about the habitat and number of the remaining Asiatic lions in the world. I'll want to add it to my notes. When I write my story about lions, I may want to include information about the lions of Gir National Park.

To give the author credit for the number of Asiatic lions that remain in the world and where they live, I'll write the author's exact words in my notes and enclose the words in quotation marks so that I know this is a direct quote.

Things to Remember...

When you take notes from a website, you should include the Web address and the date you visited the site.

When taking notes from a print source, you should include the page number where you located the information.

Student Research Question

Where can this animal [the one you selected] be found in the wild?