Plagiarism



= Plagiarism: = What is Plagiarism : //--// **plagiarism is the unauthorized use of anothers work, claiming it as your own.** //According to Websters definition of plagiarism ://
 * -- does not have to be word for word; could be a close imitation**
 * "Plagiarize** \'pla-je-,riz //also// j - -\ //vb// **-rized**; **-riz·ing** //vt// [//plagiary//] : to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (a created production) without crediting the source vi: to commit literary theft: present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source."

__//How plagiarism is used://__ //--// **most commonly used in writing papers** //__Ways to avoid Plagiarism:__// __//Works Cited://__
 * -- students copy anothers work and paste into their own papers**
 * -- students do not give credit to the original work through citations**
 * -- people have the ability to buy papers or assignments on the internet**
 * -- students most oftenly don't know how to cite, therefore not giving credit where it is due**
 * -- learn when and where to cite**
 * -- if taking direct wording from a source, use quotations**
 * -- learn to paraphrase instead of using all quotations**
 * -- check your work to make sure that nothing could be considered as plagiarising when you were trying to paraphrase**
 * -- remember common knowledge does not need to be quoted or cited**
 * -- always create a works cited to show where you got the information from**
 * "Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It.” Indiana University Writing Tutorial Services. 27 April 2004. Web. 22 March 2011.**
 * S.E. Van Bramer. “What is Plagiarism.” Widener University. 5 Jan. 1996. Web. 22 March 2011.**
 * Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary 9th ed, (Springfield, Ma: Merriam 1981, p. 870).**