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When beginning to look for information, websites like Bing! and Google are great search engines, but are NOT sources! Search engines can help you find relevant sources and narrow down your topic. Not all of the sources you find are “equal”; some may have a biased point of view rather than a factual one. This is why it is important to use several different sources to get information and know who, or what group, wrote/created each source. No matter what type of source you use, it is important to get the following information:
1. title
2. author
3. publisher and location (books, newspaper, magazines only)
4. published/created date
5. date you visited (websites only)
Formatting Examples (helps puts your souces in MLA format)
Once you have found information from several sources, read through all of it, highlight important passages in each, find common areas within all your sources, and then begin summarizing the information into your own words.
Plagiarism is when you use someone else’s work and claim it as your own. This can include information you find in books, magazines, newspapers, and on-line. Here are some helpful ways to tell if you are plagiarizing:
1. You have copied the information directly as it is written from your source.
2. You have changed a few words within each statement.
3. You have changed the order of the words in a sentence.
4. You have used a direct quote, but have not stated what source it came from.
When writing your information, if you ever have any questions about plagiarism or would like for me to check your work ahead of time, please ask! I am more than happy to help either before or after school or during class (if there is time). Please understand the consequences for plagiarism are serious and include a 0 (zero) on the assignment.
Below are two examples of what plagiarism looks like and how to properly summarize.
Quoted Text 1: The Puritans were constantly on the watch for signs of Satan. Satan was thought to work through witches. In 1691, fear of witchcraft exploded in Salem, Massachusetts when several young girls were seen acting strangely in church. When they were questioned, the girl accused their neighbors of being witches and putting spells on them. Twenty accused witches were put to death in the Salem Witch trials before calm was restored and the townspeople realized that the girls’ accusations were not true.
Hart, Diane. History Alive! The United States. Palo Alto: Teacher's Curriculum Institute, 2002.
Plagiarism: The Puritans were always on the watch for Satan. He was thought to work through witches. Fear of witchcraft exploded in Salem, Massachusetts when a few young girls were acting strangely in church, in 1691. The girl accused their neighbors of being witches and putting spells on them. Before the townspeople realized that the girls’ accusations were not true, 20 accused witches were put to death in the Salem Witch trials.
Proper Summary: The Puritans were a very religious group that feared all things that were evil, including Satan and witchcraft. It was commonly believed that Satan worked through witches to put spells on people. In 1691, when a few girls in the village of Salem, Massachusetts began doing weird things, they accused people they did not like of being witches. Over the course of the next year, 20 people were executed before the town realized the girls were lying the whole time.
Quoted Text 2: During his 24 years on the high court, Associate Justice Marshall consistently challenged discrimination based on race or sex, opposed the death penalty, and vehemently defended affirmative action. He supported the rights of criminal defendants and defended the right to privacy. As appointments by a largely Republican White House changed the ideology of the Supreme Court, Marshall found his liberal views increasingly in the minority. He retired in 1991 because of declining health and died in 1993.
Anonymous, "This Day in History: Oct. 2". History Channel. 7/6/2010 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thurgood-marshall-sworn-in.
Plagiarism: Associate Justice Marshall consistently challenged discrimination based on race or sex, opposed the death penalty, and vehemently defended affirmative action during his 24 years on the Supreme Court. He supported both the rights of criminal defendants and the right to privacy. As many appointments by Republican White Houses changed the ideology of the Supreme Court, Marshall found his views more in the minority. He retired in 1991 because of declining health and died in 1993.
Proper Summary: After an impressive legal career, Thurgood Marshall began serving as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court in 1967. Marshall was a liberal judge who supported ending discrimination based on someone’s race or gender and lending his support for affirmative action. Unlike most liberals, however, Marshall was opposed to the death penalty. As his tenure carried on into the late 1970s and 1980s, Marshall found himself outnumbered on the court as more conservatives were appointed by Republican Presidents. Due to his poor health, Marshall’s career in law ended in 1991, after 24 years on the bench. Shortly after, in 1993, Justice Thurgood Marshall passed away.
1. title
2. author
3. publisher and location (books, newspaper, magazines only)
4. published/created date
5. date you visited (websites only)
Formatting Examples (helps puts your souces in MLA format)
Once you have found information from several sources, read through all of it, highlight important passages in each, find common areas within all your sources, and then begin summarizing the information into your own words.
Plagiarism is when you use someone else’s work and claim it as your own. This can include information you find in books, magazines, newspapers, and on-line. Here are some helpful ways to tell if you are plagiarizing:
1. You have copied the information directly as it is written from your source.
2. You have changed a few words within each statement.
3. You have changed the order of the words in a sentence.
4. You have used a direct quote, but have not stated what source it came from.
When writing your information, if you ever have any questions about plagiarism or would like for me to check your work ahead of time, please ask! I am more than happy to help either before or after school or during class (if there is time). Please understand the consequences for plagiarism are serious and include a 0 (zero) on the assignment.
Below are two examples of what plagiarism looks like and how to properly summarize.
Quoted Text 1: The Puritans were constantly on the watch for signs of Satan. Satan was thought to work through witches. In 1691, fear of witchcraft exploded in Salem, Massachusetts when several young girls were seen acting strangely in church. When they were questioned, the girl accused their neighbors of being witches and putting spells on them. Twenty accused witches were put to death in the Salem Witch trials before calm was restored and the townspeople realized that the girls’ accusations were not true.
Hart, Diane. History Alive! The United States. Palo Alto: Teacher's Curriculum Institute, 2002.
Plagiarism: The Puritans were always on the watch for Satan. He was thought to work through witches. Fear of witchcraft exploded in Salem, Massachusetts when a few young girls were acting strangely in church, in 1691. The girl accused their neighbors of being witches and putting spells on them. Before the townspeople realized that the girls’ accusations were not true, 20 accused witches were put to death in the Salem Witch trials.
Proper Summary: The Puritans were a very religious group that feared all things that were evil, including Satan and witchcraft. It was commonly believed that Satan worked through witches to put spells on people. In 1691, when a few girls in the village of Salem, Massachusetts began doing weird things, they accused people they did not like of being witches. Over the course of the next year, 20 people were executed before the town realized the girls were lying the whole time.
Quoted Text 2: During his 24 years on the high court, Associate Justice Marshall consistently challenged discrimination based on race or sex, opposed the death penalty, and vehemently defended affirmative action. He supported the rights of criminal defendants and defended the right to privacy. As appointments by a largely Republican White House changed the ideology of the Supreme Court, Marshall found his liberal views increasingly in the minority. He retired in 1991 because of declining health and died in 1993.
Anonymous, "This Day in History: Oct. 2". History Channel. 7/6/2010 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thurgood-marshall-sworn-in.
Plagiarism: Associate Justice Marshall consistently challenged discrimination based on race or sex, opposed the death penalty, and vehemently defended affirmative action during his 24 years on the Supreme Court. He supported both the rights of criminal defendants and the right to privacy. As many appointments by Republican White Houses changed the ideology of the Supreme Court, Marshall found his views more in the minority. He retired in 1991 because of declining health and died in 1993.
Proper Summary: After an impressive legal career, Thurgood Marshall began serving as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court in 1967. Marshall was a liberal judge who supported ending discrimination based on someone’s race or gender and lending his support for affirmative action. Unlike most liberals, however, Marshall was opposed to the death penalty. As his tenure carried on into the late 1970s and 1980s, Marshall found himself outnumbered on the court as more conservatives were appointed by Republican Presidents. Due to his poor health, Marshall’s career in law ended in 1991, after 24 years on the bench. Shortly after, in 1993, Justice Thurgood Marshall passed away.