What will happen to you if you plagiarize?
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Good Note Taking
Good note taking is the first step in avoiding plagiarism. (Of course, the second step is properly citing or giving credit to the source in you bibliography.) Taking notes is more than just copying information out of a book or cutting and pasting from the Internet. Use the following suggestions below to take good notes:
· Clarify the information
· Draw conclusions
· Formulate predictions
· Support the information with your own knowledge
6. Quotations are reserved for one or two sentence statements that prove a point or reveal an attitude. Don't use quotations to make your point, just to back it up. They are especially appropriate for primary sources such as diaries, journals, speeches, interviews, letters, memos, manuscripts, memoirs, and autobiographies. You need to use quotation marks and footnotes. (Stripling and Pitts, 1988).
Overview |
When using information from a resource, you must add your own ideas and opinions, about the information, called paraphrasing, or you are committing plagiarism.
Paraphrasing is explaining the information (making it clearer) in your own words and relating it to your assignment.
Plagiarism is the act of stealing someone else’s knowledge or information. It is illegal and it is wrong!
If you are caught plagiarizing at Salk Middle School your parents will be notified, you will receive a zero on the project, and you may potential ineligible to participate in school activities (i.e., sports, dances, field trips).
Tips on preventing plagiarism: