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What is plagiarism? “presenting as your own the ideas, opinions or work of others whether copied from source material, purchased, or otherwise obtained without giving proper credit through documentation.” FHS Academic Policy on Plagiarism and Obtaining an Unfair Advantage, 2007-2008 Handbook How do I avoid plagiarism? Do your own work! Take accurate notes, always keeping track of your sources Use direct quotes when needed Paraphrase carefully Include an accurate works cited or bibliography page with every assignment What is a quotation? Exact words of an author Copied word for word What is a paraphrase? Rephrasing the words of an author into your own words Often shorter than the original What is a summary? Taking key information from one or more sources without including detail Always significantly shorter than the original(s) What if I can’t find an author? As of 2001, at least three hundred towns and municipalities had considered legislation regulating use of cell phones while driving (“Lawmakers” 2). What does “Lawmakers” refer to? Caution: Do detective work before you assume a web source doesn’t have an author. The name may appear on another page, such as the home page. What if I can’t find a page number? You may omit page number if work lacks page numbers – as with many web sources. PDF files provide “stable” page numbers, so you should include those numbers when available. What if I use more than one work by an author? What if I have two authors with the same last name Include an initial for the author to clarify which author wrote the article (A. Smith 72) Or try this… Hate crimes are often the result of either an individual perpetrator’s perspective or of a larger set of societal attitudes. For example, Eastman’s research showed that sometimes perpetrators are motivated by a bigoted attitude toward a particular group - an idea that may be reinforced by society. Other times the perpetrator may simply be looking for excitement (362). * * M