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Proper Citation Format

Proper Citation Format. What is Plagiarism?. Plagiarism is the use of someone else's words or ideas without giving them credit. . Students often plagiarize unintentionally because they might not know how to properly cite a source. Use Quotation Marks.

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Proper Citation Format

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  1. Proper Citation Format

  2. What is Plagiarism? Plagiarism is the use of someone else's words or ideas without giving them credit.

  3. Students often plagiarize unintentionally because they might not know how to properly cite a source.

  4. Use Quotation Marks When you borrow material (words from a text) you must always use quotation marks to show that you are citing someone else's work. Example: Mathilde "saw some bracelets"

  5. Wait! There's More... You must also include a page number in parentheses to show the reader where in the text you found that quote. Example: Mathilde "saw some bracelets" (3)

  6. There's Still Something Missing Now that you've placed the citation in your paper, you must not forget to place a period afterthe page number. Example: Mathilde "saw some bracelets" (3).

  7. "But--Ms. Benteler, what if I don't want to use all of the words?" Sometimes, the material you wish to cite is rather long, and you might want to leave a word--or several--out; this can be done as long as you do not alter the original meaning intended by the author.

  8. Using Ellipses If you want to leave a part of the citation out, you may do so by placing ellipses (. . .) in the location where the missing section would normally be. So, instead of saying Mathilde "saw some bracelets," you could say the following: Mathilde "saw . . . bracelets" (2).

  9. Ellipses Need Their Space When using ellipses, always leave a space beforeandafter the three periods—as well a space in between each of them.

  10. Let's try a longer example! If the full citation is, "She had a rich friend, an old school friend whom she refused to visit, because she suffered so keenly when she returned home" (1), you could shorten it the following way: "She had a rich friend, . . .whom she refused to visit, because she suffered so keenly when she returned home" (1).

  11. Don't make the following mistake! "She had . . .an old school friend whom she refused to visit, because she suffered so keenly when she returned home" (1). What's wrong with this citation?

  12. "But--Ms. Benteler, what if I need to add a word?"

  13. "Well, since I can see that you really want to know, I'll tell you!"

  14. Using Brackets Sometimes we need to add a word or two into a citation for clarification. If you add words to a citation, you must enclose them in brackets []so that the reader knows they are not the author's words.

  15. For Example "She [Mathilde] had a rich friend . . . whom she refused to visit, because she suffered so keenly when she returned home" (1). Since the pronoun "she" is vague, I have added Mathilde's name to my citation to clarify which character I'm referring to.

  16. One Last Thing! Whenever you are unsure of how to properly cite a text, visit the following website: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

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