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* turning in someone else's work as your own
* copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
* failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
* giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
* changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit
* copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not
Examples of plagiarism and why they are considered plagiarized
This information was taken from:
What is Plagiarism? 2007. Paradigms, LLC. 15 January 2008. http://www.plagiarism.org/learning_center/what_is_plagiarism.html.
* copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
* failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
* giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
* changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit
* copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not
Examples of plagiarism and why they are considered plagiarized
This information was taken from:
What is Plagiarism? 2007. Paradigms, LLC. 15 January 2008. http://www.plagiarism.org/learning_center/what_is_plagiarism.html.
Can I use this in my project? (And other questions...)These are the guidelines for how much of a song you can use in your project, how much of a movie, etc.
Figure out how much of a song you can use:If you use your own music from your own CDs or MP3s, then...
*Use 10% or less of any song! *Use no more than 30 seconds of any song! *Cite it! Here is a file to help you figure out how much of a song you can use in your project...
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Is it plagiarism?This site has an interactive tutorial called "Plagiarism 101".
Paraphrasing practiceScroll down to the "Activities" part of the page. This site gives you 2 example documents with paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting. Then you get 4 practice passages that let you practice looking at a source and paraphrasing.
Plagiarism checkersThere are websites out there that let you run your paper through their checker to see if you plagiarized or not. Here is an article comparing the top 5 sites that do this. Pick one of these websites, and check your work!
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