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Learn about plagiarism, credible sources, types of sources, quoting vs. paraphrasing, MLA formatting, and more to enhance your research skills. Understand the importance of primary and secondary sources for academic integrity.
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Plagiarism - To steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own. • Credible - Trustworthy or reliable. Cartoon used under Creative Commons from BLAUGH.com
Source - The original source of obtained information: usually a website, a news article, an essay, a documentary, etc.
Searchengine - A computer program that searches for specific words and returns a list of documents in which they were found. • A search engine is like a library. It is used to find sources/documents.
Primarysource - First-hand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic. • ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS: Diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, news film footage, autobiographies, official records • CREATIVE WORKS: Poetry, drama, novels, music, art • Examples: • Diary of Anne Frank - Experiences of a Jewish family during WWII • The Constitution of the United States - US History • A journal article reporting NEW research or findings
Secondarysource - An interpretation or analysis of original documents. It is one or more steps removed from the event. • Examples: • A journal/magazine article which interprets or reviews previous findings • A history textbook • A book about the effects of WWI
Quoting - Using a phrase or passage word-for-word from another source. • Paraphrasing - Rephrase and simplify: to restate something using your own words. • Summarizing - A shortened version of something that has been said or written: contains only the main points.
Synthesizing - To combine various ideas, influences, or thoughts into new whole. Advice from others Researched information Experiences
MLA Formatting • MLA = Modern Language Association • Times New Roman • 12 point type • Black print • One inch margins • Double Spaced • Indent new paragraphs
MLA Formatting • Top right corner in the header: • last name and page # • Left side of the page in the body of the paper: • First and last name • Name of teacher • Name of class • Date • Center and capitalize the title
Works Cited Page • The last page of the paper. • Citations should be listed alphabetically by author’s last name. • Indent all lines after the first line.