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I am writing an essay on George Washington for my U.S. History class.  I used articles from Wikipedia and another encyclopedia.  What am I using?

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

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In order for an author to be considered a credible, reliable source they must be....

• Very smart
• A good writer
• An expert on the subject matter
• A teacher

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When you put the words of others into your own words, you are doing what?

• plagiarizing
• writing
• cheating
• paraphrasing

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Credible or not credible? 
A blog post

• Credible
• Not Credible

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Using someone else's work to help you without their permission is:

• Plagiarism

• Periodical

• Research

• Sight

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What can be the consequences of plagiarizing

• Get a zero on the assignment

• Make you go to jail

• Fines between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000

• Can get you expelled from high-school or college

• Get extra credit (ex. 110%) on the assignment you are doing

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For _____, you need to use your own words

• a paraphrase

• a summary

• both

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Choose the one that is NOT a reliable source.

• Newspaper

• Book

• Organization website

• Customer review

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Wikipedia is not a trusted source because

• most of the information there  is false.
• anyone can add to or edit it.
• your teacher says you can't use it.
• the information might be outdated.

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Which would be the most credible source?

• wikipedia.org

• nutrition.gov

• espn.com

• cooking.com

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