Plagiarism
What is plagiarism?
Taking someone else's work and passing it off as your own
What goes inside a parenthetical citation?
Author's last name and page number
What should you do at the first line of each paragraph?
Indent
The last page on a separate sheet
What section of nonfiction in our library includes literary analysis books?
800s
Is it plagiarism if you do not cite your sources?
YES
If my citation is (Shakespeare 12), what is that telling you?
The author of the work is Shakespeare and you got the information from page 12.
What goes in the upper right corner of every page?
What is the correct title for your works cited page?
Works Cited
How large should your margins be?
1 inch
How do we avoid plagiarism?
With MLA format (Citing sources, work cited page, paraphrasing with in-text citations)
What information goes into the in-text citation if there is no listed author?
The title of the work or first major word of the citation.
What kind of spacing is used for MLA format?
Double
What order should your citations be in?
Alphabetical
What date should you put on your MLA paper?
The due date
True or false: it is not plagiarism if I put someone else's ideas into my own words.
FALSE! You need to cite everyone's ideas that are not your own.
What must you include if you paraphrase someone else's words?
An in-text citation.
What font and size should MLA format be?
Times New Roman, 12 point
Name one resource that can help you cite your sources and create your works cited page
Google Docs, Purdue OWL
When should you use MLA format?
When writing an academic paper.
Give two reasons why we cite sources.
Prevent plagiarism, show credibility, evidence, giving credit where it is due, allow readers to locate sources easily.
Does the punctuation come before or after the in-text citation?
After. Example: "Life will defend itself no matter how small it is" (Martel 38).
In the correct order, list what needs to be included in an MLA heading.
Name
Teacher's Name
Class
Date
If a citation is more than one line long, what should be done with it?
A hanging indent
Name two things that should be included in a citation on your work cited page.
Author's name, Title of the work, Year published, Publisher, date of publication