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How to Attribute SourcesHow to Attribute Sources

What is considered plagiarism? What is considered plagiarism? If I take someone else’s idea and If I take someone else’s idea and

put it in my own words, is that put it in my own words, is that plagiarism?plagiarism?

How to Attribute SourcesHow to Attribute Sources If you have borrowed any words or ideas If you have borrowed any words or ideas

from another source other than your own from another source other than your own head, you must document it correctly. head, you must document it correctly.

If you do not, it is considered plagiarism.If you do not, it is considered plagiarism.

How to Attribute SourcesHow to Attribute Sources

If you do not correctly show where you If you do not correctly show where you found your information, it is plagiarism.found your information, it is plagiarism.

You can get a zero on an assignment if you You can get a zero on an assignment if you plagiarize, either on purpose, or by accident.plagiarize, either on purpose, or by accident.

So please be careful, and follow these So please be careful, and follow these instructions! instructions!

Step One:Step One:

Create a “Works Cited” page.Create a “Works Cited” page. Definition: This is a list of sources you have Definition: This is a list of sources you have

used, or “cited” in your paper.used, or “cited” in your paper. It is different than a “Bibliography.”It is different than a “Bibliography.” A “Bibliography” is a list of things you have A “Bibliography” is a list of things you have

read before/while writing a paper.read before/while writing a paper.

How To Create a Works Cited PageHow To Create a Works Cited Page

Go to www.easybib.com.Go to www.easybib.com. Set it to MLASet it to MLA Enter the URL where you found your info.Enter the URL where you found your info. Follow the instructions to create a “Works Follow the instructions to create a “Works

Cited” Page.Cited” Page. Copy and paste them to the LAST page of Copy and paste them to the LAST page of

your essay. The Works Cited will be on a your essay. The Works Cited will be on a page of its own.page of its own.

Step TWO: in-text citationsStep TWO: in-text citations In text-citationIn text-citation – this where you put the correct – this where you put the correct

information in parentheses at the end of the information in parentheses at the end of the sentence in your paper where you borrowed words sentence in your paper where you borrowed words or ideas from another source.or ideas from another source.

If you know the author’s last name, put that in If you know the author’s last name, put that in parentheses:parentheses:

““I’m not telling you it will be easy. I am telling you it I’m not telling you it will be easy. I am telling you it will be worth it” (Wilson).will be worth it” (Wilson).

. Example of an in-text citation for . Example of an in-text citation for a direct quote:a direct quote:

““When you love and accept yourself, when When you love and accept yourself, when you know who really cares about you, and you know who really cares about you, and when you learn from your mistakes, that’s when you learn from your mistakes, that’s when you stop thinking about what those when you stop thinking about what those who don’t know you think” (Knowles).who don’t know you think” (Knowles).

Notice that the period is Notice that the period is afterafter the closing the closing parentheses. parentheses.

In Text CitationsIn Text Citations

If you do not have the name of a person, but If you do not have the name of a person, but you have an organization who is the creator you have an organization who is the creator of the website:of the website:

“The hover board is simultaneously fascinating and exhilarating” (Arx Pax Inc.).

http://hendohover.com/the-hendo-http://hendohover.com/the-hendo-hoverboard/hoverboard/

In Text CitationsIn Text Citations

What NOT to do:What NOT to do: “The hover board is simultaneously

fascinating and exhilarating” (http://hendohover.com/the-hendo-http://hendohover.com/the-hendo-hoverboard/).hoverboard/).

DO NOT put the URL in parentheses.DO NOT put the URL in parentheses.

Step Two: In-Text CitationsStep Two: In-Text Citations

If you paraphrase or summarize someone’s If you paraphrase or summarize someone’s words, you do words, you do NOTNOT need quotation marks. need quotation marks.

But, you will still put the correct information But, you will still put the correct information from your source into parentheses.from your source into parentheses.

Example on next page… Example on next page…

Example of an in-text citation Example of an in-text citation for a paraphrase or summary for a paraphrase or summary

of an idea:of an idea:

The KickStarter campaign raised almost The KickStarter campaign raised almost $500,000 to make the idea of the hover $500,000 to make the idea of the hover board a reality (Palermo).board a reality (Palermo).

http://www.livescience.com/49105-how-http://www.livescience.com/49105-how-hoverboards-work.htmlhoverboards-work.html

What do I put in the parentheses?What do I put in the parentheses?

Answer: Always put the FIRST word from Answer: Always put the FIRST word from your Works Cited list in parentheses. your Works Cited list in parentheses. The in-text citations and the Works The in-text citations and the Works Cited list Cited list work togetherwork together to document to document the research. So, if the first word of the the research. So, if the first word of the source entry is an author’s last name, source entry is an author’s last name, put that in parentheses. If there is no put that in parentheses. If there is no author for your source, then you put the author for your source, then you put the first word of the title of the document in first word of the title of the document in quotes and then in parentheses. quotes and then in parentheses.

In Sum:In Sum:

Step One: Create your Works Cited page.Step One: Create your Works Cited page. Step Two: Add the in-text citations: Take Step Two: Add the in-text citations: Take

whatever is listed first for your source, and whatever is listed first for your source, and put it in parentheses at the end of the put it in parentheses at the end of the sentence where you use the information in sentence where you use the information in the paper.the paper.

Today’s Peer Response Activity:Today’s Peer Response Activity: Save your 5 paragraph essay in “Draft 2”Save your 5 paragraph essay in “Draft 2” Find a partner that is someone who has not yet seen your Find a partner that is someone who has not yet seen your

paper.paper. Email your papers to one anotherEmail your papers to one another Use “Track Changes” to make 3 comments per paragraph.Use “Track Changes” to make 3 comments per paragraph. Use the rubric provided to guide your comments.Use the rubric provided to guide your comments. Save the document with comments in the S Drive In Box Save the document with comments in the S Drive In Box

titled “Peer Response 2.” Save like titled “Peer Response 2.” Save like this:YourLastName,Partner’s LastName.doc.this:YourLastName,Partner’s LastName.doc.

Email the paper back to the original owner.Email the paper back to the original owner.