PPT-PARAPHRASING & AVOIDING PLAGIARISM

PARAPHRASE WRITE IT IN YOUR OWN WORDS One legitimate way WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY ACCURATE DOCUMENTATION to borrow from a source A more detailed restatement than a summary which focuses on a single main idea. Why a Lecture?. Goals for this course include learning how to understand original sources and write about them in your own . words.. Committing plagiarism defeats the purpose of writing assignments. Students who plagiarize are not learning from the assignment.. what it is and how to avoid it. Presented by the ULM Library Reference Department. Session Overview. What It Is. Terminology. Legal Implications. Four Types of Plagiarism. How to Avoid It. Methods. Proper Quotations. 10/16/2014. Inappropriate Paraphrasing. Original source (text. ). “From time to time this submerged or latent theater in Hamlet becomes almost overt. It is close to the surface in Hamlet’s pretense of madness, the “antic disposition” he puts on to protect himself and prevent his antagonists from plucking out the heart of his mystery. It is even closer to the surface when Hamlet enters his mother’s room and holds up, side by side, the pictures of the two kings, Old Hamlet and Claudius, and proceeds to describe for her the true nature of the choice she has made, presenting truth by means of a show. Similarly, when he leaps into the open grave at Ophelia’s funeral, ranting in high heroic terms, he is acting out for Laertes, and perhaps for himself as well, the folly of excessive, melodramatic expressions of grief.”. What is plagiarism?. Download and read the document “Plagiarism Information” from the wiki.. In your notes, write down your understanding of what plagiarism is.. What is paraphrasing?. Paraphrasing is taking an idea from a source and including it in your paper but writing the information in your own words.. Research Rescue Lab. Dr. Kelley Wood. Agenda. Why we should avoid plagiarism. Review . Elements of the parenthetical citation. Elements of the references in the reference list. Types of sources in the reference list. What is Plagiarism?. NLTS Student Handbook states:.  "NLTS considers plagiarism a . form of cheating. , and requires that all written work be the . student’s own original work . that reflects the . Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing. Avoid Plagiarism!. What does it mean to summarize?. Reduce . what you have read to a few important Ideas. Record . the Essence. of a text. Condense. …larger chunks of information to a few key ideas. 1 - plagiarism, and other questionable writing practices: A guide to ethical writing Miguel Roig, Ph.D. First on - line version published in September, 2003 Revised on - line version published in A Plagiarism. What is Plagiarism?. “Using others. ’ ideas and words without clearly acknowledging the source of that . information”. 1. A form of fraud and intellectual . theft. 2. Does not occur exclusively in writing; can also be found in media like art. Overview. What is plagiarism?. Quiz. Types of plagiarism.. Consequences of plagiarism.. How to avoid plagiarism.. Questions. ?. Defining Plagiarism. Basic Definition. “. Merriman-Webster. ”. (2012), defines plagiarism as . Things That Should Go Without Saying. There are extreme forms of plagiarism that should be immediately obvious as cheating, but just to be safe, I’m listing them here.. Making up, altering, or forging information is absolutely not permitted on assignments.. Academic Integrity and Turnitin.com. What is Turnitin.com?. Turnitin. is an internet-based plagiarism-prevention service. . Turnitin's. Originality Check helps teachers check students' work for . improper citation . Video: The Perils of Plagiarism . http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-punishable-perils-of-plagiarism-melissa-huseman-d-annunzio. What is Plagiarism? . The uncredited use (both intentional and unintentional) of somebody else's words or ideas.. Common Myths. Students often make the assumption that paraphrasing and summarizing written materials are the same thing. . Sadly this premise results in poor writing mechanics as well as running the risk of failing a written assignment..