Avoiding Plagiarism

When you're writing a paper or have an assignment requiring outside sources, you will incorporate the sources in the following ways:

Quoting

• Copying the source exactly word for word (verbatim)
• Use quotation marks
• Always cite it both in-text and in the References page (APA) or Works Cited page (MLA)

Paraphrasing

• Putting the information from a source into your own words
• Is near or longer than the original passage
• Always cite it both in-text and in the References page (APA) or Works Cited page (MLA)

Summarizing 

• Condensing the main ideas into your own words
• Is shorter than the original passage
• Always cite it both in-text and in the References page (APA) or Works Cited page (MLA)

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