What is plagiarism?

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What is plagiarism?
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• Plagiarism is presenting another persons words,
  ideas, or visual images as your own.
• It is a form of cheating.
• Plagiarism is a serious offense and can result in
  a failing grade or expulsion from college.

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Plagiarism is

• Buying a paper from an internet site.
• Turning in a paper someone else has written.
• Forgetting to put quotation marks around a direct
  quote.
• Copying or pasting from internet sources without
  using proper documentation.
• Using someone elses ideas without properly
  citing and documenting them.

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How to avoid plagiarism

• Give credit where credit is due.
• Be familiar with MLA documentation.
• Ask your instructor if you are unsure.
• Know the difference between direct quotes,
  summary and paraphrase and the proper way of
  documenting them.

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How are direct quotes, summary and paraphrase
different?
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Summary

• Is in your own words.
• Is much shorter than the original text.
• Is always followed by a parenthetical or in-text
  citation.
• Must always have a corresponding entry on the
  Works Cited page.

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Paraphrase

• Is in your own words.
• Is about the same length as the original text.
• Is always followed by a parenthetical or in-text
  citation.
• Must always have a corresponding entry on the
  Works Cited page.

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Direct Quotes

• Use the exact words of a source and are enclosed
  in quotation marks.
• Are always followed by a parenthetical or in-text
  citation.
• Must always have a corresponding entry on the
  Works Cited page.

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When should I use a direct quote?

• When the source is especially well-written
• For technical accuracy
• When the words come from an expert

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What is a signal phrase?
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A signal phrase

• Introduces a quote, summary or paraphrase.
• Often names the author, establishing the
  credibility of the source.

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• Do not introduce every quote the same way.
• Use other words besides says.
• Vary signal phrases for variety.

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Sample signal phrases

• John Smith, a regular contributor to Science
  Digest, explains that DNA is the building block
  of life (46).
• The author contends that DNA is the building
  block of life (Smith 46).
• Smith states, DNA is the building block of life
  (46).

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Or you can use a complete sentence to introduce a
quote

• John Smith has made many scientific
  contributions DNA is the building block of
  life (46).

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Whatever you do
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Never, ever put a quote in a paper all by itself.

• A quote must always be part of your sentence. It
  must be introduced with a signal phrase.

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Incorrect

• John Smith is a well-known expert in the science
  world. DNA is the building block of life (46).

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Did I mention that quotes cannot appear by
themselves in a paper?
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How much material should I quote in my paper?

• No more than 1/6 of the paper should be quoted,
  paraphrased or summarized.
• Avoid long, inset quotes in a short paper (5-10
  pages).

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• Burger King plans to launch a massive new
  coffee line as it tries to overhaul its breakfast
  menu and boost its slumping business.
• The nation's No. 2 burger chain will add
  Starbucks Corp.'s Seattle's Best Coffee to all
  its U.S. restaurants in a phased roll-out that
  begins this summer, executives told The
  Associated Press on Tuesday.
• The move takes a page from rival McDonald's
  Corp.'s success with its McCafe line of coffee
  drinks, which have been credited with boosting
  its performance.
• The deal also adds a new wrinkle to the coffee
  wars, because McDonald's coffee campaign has been
  seen as taking aim at Starbucks.
• By Ashley Heher
• Page 48

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Summary

• According to Ashley Heher, Burger King adds
  coffee to their menu to increase sales and
  compete with McDonalds (48).

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Direct Quote

• Ashley Heher states that the nation's No. 2
  burger chain will add Starbucks Corp.'s Seattle's
  Best Coffee to all its U.S. restaurants (48).

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Paraphrase

• The deal also adds a new wrinkle to the coffee
  wars. (Original)
• This news complicates the competitive coffee
  market (Heher 48).