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Preface | p. v |
What Is Plagiarism? | p. 1 |
Significance of Intellectual Honesty | p. 2 |
Intentional Plagiarism | p. 2 |
Documentation-The Key to Avoiding Unintentional Plagiarism | p. 3 |
Sources and Information That Need to Be Documented | p. 5 |
Recognizing Common Knowledge | p. 6 |
How to Use Material Gathered from Sources | p. 8 |
Summary | p. 8 |
Review | p. 10 |
Plot Summary | p. 11 |
Annotated Bibliography Entry | p. 11 |
Abstract | p. 11 |
Paraphrase | p. 12 |
Paraphrase of Technical Information | p. 14 |
Quotation | p. 16 |
Loyalty to the Source | p. 18 |
Creating In-Text Citations | p. 19 |
Using an Introductory Attribution and a Parenthetical Reference | p. 21 |
Placing All Identifying Information in the Parenthetical Reference | p. 22 |
Placing Ail Identifying Information in the Attribution | p. 23 |
Blending Quotations into a Paper | p. 23 |
Using Correct Grammar | p. 24 |
Using Correct Punctuation | p. 24 |
Using a Full-Sentence Quotation of Fewer than Four Lines | p. 26 |
Quoting Part of a Sentence | p. 27 |
Adding Information to a Quotation | p. 28 |
Omitting Information from the Middle of a Sentence | p. 28 |
Omitting the End of a Sentence | p. 28 |
Omitting the End of One Sentence and the Beginning of the Next Sentence | p. 29 |
Omitting Information from the Beginning of a Quoted Sentence | p. 30 |
Using a Quotation of More than Four Lines | p. 30 |
Quoting Lines of Poetry | p. 31 |
Is It Plagiarism? Test Yourself on In-Text References | p. 32 |
Constructing a Works Cited or References List | p. 43 |
Documentation Styles and Their Manuals: MLA, APA, CM | p. 44 |
Elements Included in a Citation | p. 45 |
Organization of a Works Cited or References List | p. 46 |
MLA Style-Sample Formats | p. 47 |
Books | p. 47 |
Periodicals | p. 48 |
Electronic Sources | p. 48 |
APA Style-Sample Formats | p. 49 |
Books | p. 50 |
Periodicals | p. 50 |
Electronic Sources | p. 51 |
Is It Plagiarism? Test Yourself on MLA Entries | p. 52 |
Using and Documenting Illustrations | p. 53 |
Evaluating Electronic Sources | p. 56 |
Is the Material Relevant to Your Topic? | p. 56 |
Is the Source Well Respected? | p. 56 |
Is the Material Accurate? | p. 57 |
Is the Information Current? | p. 57 |
Is the Material from a Primary Source or a Secondary Source? | p. 57 |
Avoiding Plagiarism: Note-taking Tips | p. 58 |
Is It Plagiarism? Test Yourself on an Extended Analysis of a Student Paper | p. 59 |
Answers and Explanations | p. 66 |
Notes | p. 75 |
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