Thursday, October 4, 2012

MLA & Plagerism 10-4

1. - it allows readers to cross-reference your sources easily
    - it provides consistent format within a discipline
    - it gives you creditability as a writer
    - protects yourself from plagiarism
2. By sourcing your research and material
3. If caught you can either fail the assignment or possibly be expelled from school.
4.It shows a complete list of of every source that you may reference in your paper, and it also provides the information necessary for the reader to locate and retrieve any sources cited in the paper.
5. - when you are quoting any words that aren't your own
    - when summarizing facts or ideas from a particular source
6. You should keep your references brief, don't repeat unnecessary information, and give only the information that will be needed to identify your Works Cited page.
7. No, you should use an abbreviated version of the title.
8. Plagiarism is unethical, it also mean a lost learning opportunity. Plagiarism diminishes your credibility and it may result in serious penalties.
9. Common historical facts, common physical or scientific facts, facts widely available in a variety of standard reference book, and information that is widely shared and found in numerous sources without reference to any source.
10. You will want to quote someone when the writer's words are especially vivid, memorable, or expressive, an expert's explanation is so clear and concise that a paraphrase would be confusing or wordy. You will want to emphasize the expertise or authority of your source, the words the source uses are important to the discussion.

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