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Ethical Use of Information: To use the work of others, you need to understand citation and the correct use of quotations and paraphrases.
Intellectual Property: Creations of the mind such as literature, art, inventions, logos, and conceptualizations protected by copyright, trademark, or patent.
Copyright: legal protections given to an author or
creator
Trademark: legal protections given to a
manufacturer or company
Patent: legal protections given to an inventor
Copyright: legal protections given to an author or
creator
Trademark: legal protections given to a
manufacturer or company
Patent: legal protections given to an inventor
Direct Quotation: Using the exact words of another person and identifying the use with quotation marks and a citation.
Paraphrase: Explaining the meaning of another’s writing or work but putting it into your own words. Teachers like to see this because it shows you understand your topic. A paraphrase needs a citation.
Plagiarism: Copying another person’s intellectual property on purpose or by accident, trying to pass off another person’s work as your own, or using your own work for multiple assignments in various classes.
Summary: A short review of the main points of a longer piece of work. This needs a citation.
Works Cited: The final page of your paper where all the resources you used are listed in alphabetical order. The works cited page has specific formatting (see page 10).
In-Text Citation: Also known as a parenthetical citation, it is found in the body of your paper or essay to alert the reader where you have blended another’s ideas, words, facts, or data into your writing (see page 20).
Resources: Anything you consult to learn more about your topic or information by another person you use to emphasize a point you are making in your writing. These include books, articles (online or in print), images, video, graphs, statistics, primary sources, and secondary sources. Basically, anything you look up to assist you when writing about a topic.
Primary sources: a piece of information created during the time period you are studying: journals, letters, maps, interview transcripts, autobiographies, and other creations that have not been altered.
Secondary sources: anything that provides information about a topic that is not first-hand.
Primary sources: a piece of information created during the time period you are studying: journals, letters, maps, interview transcripts, autobiographies, and other creations that have not been altered.
Secondary sources: anything that provides information about a topic that is not first-hand.
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Direct Quotation: Using the exact words of another person and identifying the use with quotation marks and a citation.
Paraphrase: Explaining the meaning of another’s writing or work but putting it into your own words. Teachers like to see this because it shows you understand your topic. A paraphrase needs a citation.
Summary: A short review of the main points of a longer piece of work. This needs a citation.
Resources: Anything you consult to learn more about your topic or information by another person you use to emphasize a point you are making in your writing. These include books, articles (online or in print), images, video, graphs, statistics, primary sources, and secondary sources. Basically, anything you look up to assist you when writing about a topic.
Primary sources: a piece of information created during the time period you are studying: journals, letters, maps, interview transcripts, autobiographies, and other creations that have not been altered.
Secondary sources: anything that provides information about a topic that is not first-hand.
Primary sources: a piece of information created during the time period you are studying: journals, letters, maps, interview transcripts, autobiographies, and other creations that have not been altered.
Secondary sources: anything that provides information about a topic that is not first-hand.
This is a citation style used most often in high school and in college for the humanities (subjects like literature and history). It emphasizes author and page number.
MLA=
Modern
Language
Association
Modern
Language
Association
ITS TWO PARTS:
(Fitzgerald 14)
IN-
TEXT
CITATIONS
TEXT
CITATIONS
ITS TWO PARTS:
WORKS
CITED
PAGE
CITED
PAGE
(Fitzgerald 14)
IN-
TEXT
CITATIONS
TEXT
CITATIONS
(Green, "Like Pale Gold")
(Green, "Was Gatsby Great?")
("Ocean Acidification," Environment Today)
("Ocean Acidification," Science)
(Warner)
Works Cited
Works Cited Checklist
Be sure to meet all these requirements:
The words Works Cited are on the top of your page and are centered.
The entire page is double-spaced without extra spaces between the entries.
The entries are listed alphabetically. Do not list them using numbers.
Each entry is set with a hanging indent.