To copy or NOT to copy, that is the question...
What will you do?
What is Plagiarism?
Plagiarism means to steal the ideas or words of another person and use them as your own and not give credit to the person who wrote them. It is called LITERARY THEFT!
Still not sure about plagiarism and how to avoid it? Try this...click here.
Do not copy every word right out of a...
:: Book
:: Newspaper
:: Magazine or
:: the Internet
You can copy word for word IF :
:: You use quotation marks " "
AND
:: You cite your source, that is, give the person's name and where and when they said or
wrote it.
Citation Tools to properly cite your sources
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Bibliographic Citation Format for Elementary Students
NoodleBib: MLA Starter
...an interactive citation-creation tool which is intended for
students in grades 1-8; it includes an easy-to-follow interface,
color-coding, a check-for-errors feature, and can export to RTF for
printing.
Citation Maker: Elementary
...an
easy-to-use citation maker for younger students based on the MLA
standards which also includes a citation worksheet to print out.
Citation Maker: Secondary
...an
easy-to-use citation maker for middle and high school students based on
the MLA standards; also includes links to plagiarism, parenthetical
citations, and more.
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