Plagiarism & Citations

What is a Works Cited page?

• A page that lists info about you.

• A page at the end of your paper that lists all of your sources.

• A page where you list your favorite quotes or songs.

• The assignment rubric.

When paraphrasing, you DO NOT explain the ideas in your own words.

• True
• False

You must summarize a direct quote in YOUR OWN words.

• True

• False

What is an example of deliberate plagiarism?

• Buying or downloading a paper that someone else has written and passing it off as your own.

• Writing in your diary.

• Brainstorming Ideas

• Buying the same shirt as your friend.

A direct quote includes___________.

• the author's EXACT words.
• the author's words with small changes to make it sound like someone else. 

When you paraphrase__________.

• You summarize the main idea of something in your own words.

• You write exactly what the author said and add quotation marks.

• You give credit to yourself for the idea.

Which of the following is an example of a signal phrase? 

• "Melinda Johnson, a mother of a child affected by obesity, points out..."
• Tim likes to ride his mountain bike.
• I ate pizza for lunch.

Which of the following sentences is an example of a signal phrase?

• "JoLynn Ford, an assistant principal at Spanish Fork High School, believes..."

• Scott thinks he'll be late for class.

• I love my art class.

If you read a paper written by someone else and then re-write it in your own words, do you still have to cite it?

• Yes

• No

What can you do to avoid plagiarism? 

• Cite your source within your essay. 
• Include a Work's Cited page.
• Use quotation marks.
• All of the above.