St. Francis Prep
Giknis
English
Avoiding Plagiarism through Proper Citations
1.
Plagiarism occurs when the author takes information from another source without giving credit to that source . a.
Plagiarism includes: i.
Taking things word for word from another source ii.
P araphrasing/rephrasing another’s idea, even if you put it into your own words b.
Plagiarism does not include: i.
Things that are common knowledge (ex. February is the second month of the year)
2.
Avoid plagiarism by CITING YOUR SOURCES . How? a.
For this course, we’ll use parenthetical citations (references to the source given in parentheses). i.
Examples:
1.
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).
2.
Mary Shelley describes Frankenstein’s monster as “a brutal and awful beast” (185).
3.
The fish in Hemingway’s
The Old Man and the Sea symbolizes any pursuit man fights to win (Smith 58). ii.
Format
1.
If you don’t mention the source’s name in the sentence, put it in the parentheses at the end of the sentence along with the page from which you got the information. a.
Note: no commas, periods, or other marks in the parentheses. The ending punctuation comes AFTER the second parenthesis.
3.
If you have a citation in the paper, you need to include a works cited page a.
A works cited page gives the reader the additional information he/she needs to read more about your topic
More on the works cited page next class