Unit 1 Vocab.

Plagiarism is...

• Using someone else's ideas as your own.

• using my own ideas when I write.

If I want to use information from a source but I don't give credit to the person who wrote it, am I plagiarizing?

• Yes

• No

What does "credit" mean in writing?

• Buying something you can't afford, but agreeing to make payments on it.

• Telling that the information is not yours but someone elses.

What is plagiarism?

• Using information from a source and giving credit to the person who wrote it.

• Copying information and not giving credit to the author for it.

Plagiarism is legal.

• True

• False

Paraphrasing is...

• Copying the text or source word-for-word.

• Rephrasing the author's words into your own words.

When I paraphrase information from a text, do I still have to mention where it came from?

• Yes

• No

What is a direct quote?

• Copying the author's words exactly as they are written.

• Using quotation marks around information copied exactly from the text.

Which is NOT an example of a sentence starter?

• According to the author,

• The author of Source 1 says...

• The author states...

• I went to the doctor.

Sentence starters help us...

• Answer the question with text evidence.

• Mention the title, source, or author of the information we borrow.