Plagiarism & Citing

A MLA in-text or parenthetical citation should be located

• just after the information being cited
• just before the information cited
• at the bottom of the page
• on the last page of the paper

Tags

CCSS.W.7.8

There are four very common types of Plagiarism.  What are they?

• Remix, retool, retake, refine
• Clone, Ctrl C, Remix, Find-Replace
• 404 Error, Recycle, Mashup, Hybrid
• Re-tweet, Aggregator, Mashup, Clone

Cloning material is the act of submitting

• your paper with Citations
• your paper with improper citations
• a act of changing key words or phrases but retaining the essetial content.
• another's work , word for word, as one's own.

The following are all examples of intellectual theft, EXCEPT....

• Stealing someone's music without permission
• Stealing someone's creative work
• Using someone's idea without permission.
• Stealing someone's mind

Parenthetical Citations are used 

• At the end of the paper
• Within the Works Cited
• To give immediate credit to the source
• disguise the author 

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.8

Which of the following does Not need to be cited.

• exact words of an author
• Purchased music, lyrics, and videos
• Pictures, graphs, and photos found on the Internet
• Your own words and ideas

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.8

Common Knowledge does not need to be cited.  Information is common knowledge if it:

• was written by an author who is no longer living.
• information is widely known by most people
• information is found in a books
• Information is heard on tv

John is doing a report on George Washington. He writes that Washington was the 1st president. He believes this is common knowledge so he does not give credit to a source for this fact. 
OKAY or NO WAY?

• Okay
• No Way

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.8

Every citation has two parts.  What are they?

• artwork and music
• exact words and quotations
• an author's exact words and the title of the book where they are found
• an in-text citation or reference and an MLA full citation on the Works Cited page.

The placement of an in-text or parenthetical citation within a paper is important.  Select which in-text citation is properly done from the options below.

• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately (Smith 10).
• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith 10)
• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith p.10)
• (Smith 10) Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.8