Plagiarism

What is common knowledge?

• Word-for-word (verbatim) use of the text to maintain the original effect of the author’s words.

• A longer version of someone else's work in your own words that maintains the same level of detail as the original author.

• Widely-known facts and information that can be found in multiple resources.

• A shorter version of someone else’s work.

What is a direct quote?

• Word-for-word (verbatim) use of the text to maintain the original effect of the author’s words.

• A a shorter version of someone else’s work.

• Widely-known facts and information that can be found in multiple resources.

• A longer version of someone else's word in your own words that maintains the same level of detail as the original author.

What is a paraphrase?

• Word-for-word (verbatim) use of the text to maintain the original effect of the author’s words.

• Widely-known facts and information that can be found in multiple resources.

• A longer version of someone else's word in your own words that maintains the same level of detail as the original author.

• A summary is a shorter version of someone else’s work.

______________ occurs when one takes credit for an idea that was not theirs.

• Plague

• Plagues

• Plagiarism

• Plaque

True or false - if it was accidental, then it is not plagiarism.

• True

• False

If you copy a phrase, place _____________ around it and use a citation (Smith).

• quotation marks

• semicolons

• colons

• apostrophies

True or false - If the idea was not yours, then you must cite it.

• True

• False

“The new types of television shows will create more need for HD,” was said by Bill Smith.

Which is NOT plagiarized?

• Television shows that are new types will create more need for HD.

• Bill Smith said, “The new types of television shows will create more need for HD” (Smith).

• I said, “The new types of television shows will create more need for HD.”

A biography about Abraham Lincoln

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

The Declaration of Independence

• Secondary Source
• Primary Source