Plagiarism 101

Tutorial:
1. to avoid plagiarizing, read the sentence and write it in your own words, then cite the source (give credit to whom your getting the information from)

2. Plagiarism is not just copying someones work without giving them credit, its also handing in the same paper for more than one class, downloading a paper, and writing a paper for someone else or having someone else write a paper for you

3. Common knowledge does not need to be cited (Independence day is on July 4th)

Article:
1. Plagiarism, to me, means that you are copying someone elses work and are not giving them credit for what they wrote
2. I am concerned about plagiarism because I could get into a lot of trouble if i were to plagiarize and get caught. If someone where to plagiarize my work, I would be very upset because I am not being noticed for something that I thought and wrote.
3. Three ways to aviod plagiarism would be to know how to cite my sources correctly, avoid copying peoples work (papers, homework etc.), and if you agree with what someone says, you can quote them and explain how you strongly agree with what they had to say.
4. Some person 1: "I strongly believe that Nicole Calella is an amazing basketball player, and she will make it to the WNBA."
Some person 2: "Nicole Calella has been playing basketball for years, and since she has become such a great athlete, many people believe she will make it to the WNBA"