A magical guide to avoiding plagiarism (slideshare)
- 1. Adapted from http://www.katehart.net/2012/06/citing- sources-quick-and-graphic-guide.html
- 2. Original Source “There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.” J.K Rowling in a commencement speech at Harvard entitled “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination” http://harvardmagazine.com/2008/06/the-fringe-benefits-failur
- 3. “There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.” Original Source There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you. Voldemort’s Paper
- 4. Plagiarized! Exact wording from the A reader would assume original. that these are Voldy’s thoughts, ideas, and No quotation marks words. No reference to This is clearly not the case, so it’s plagiarized. Rowling
- 5. “There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.” Original Source There is an expiration date on blaming your parents for steering you wrong; the moment you’re old enough to take the wheel, you’re responsible. A Dementor’s Paper
- 6. Plagiarized! Some (but not most) This is a bad words have been paraphrase. changed. Even if you change a No quotation marks few words around, paraphrasing without No reference to credit is the kiss of death. Rowling
- 7. “There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.” Original Source According to J.K. Rowling, you can blame your parents for things until you get your driver’s license. Sirius Black
- 8. Questionable! Does credit Rowling It’s not plagiarism, but Not her exact words misrepresenting a source’s meaning is Is this really what Siriusly dishonest. Rowling meant?
- 9. “There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.” Original Source According to J.K. Rowling, you can’t spend your whole life blaming your parents for things. Ron Weasley
- 10. Questionable! Does credit Rowling as the originator of the idea Incorrect citation! Not her exact words (good paraphrase) Ron still needs to provide information on When and where did the source. Rowling say or write this?
- 11. “There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.” Original Source Don’t be a whiner. Stop blaming your parents. -Snape
- 12. Good! Does not resemble Rowling’s speech Does not imply that Rowling said it. No citation needed.
- 13. “There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.” Original Source “There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction,” said J.K. Rowling. “The moment you are old enough to take the wheel, the responsibility lies with you.” -Neville Longbottom
- 14. Plagiarism! Does credit Rowling as the originator of the idea Incorrect citation! Puts her exact words in quotation marks. Neville, like Ron, still needs to provide When and where did information on the Rowling say or write this? source.
- 15. “There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.” Original Source “There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction,” said J.K. Rowling. “The moment you are old enough to take the wheel, the responsibility lies with you” (“The Fringe Benefits of Failure”). -Hermione Granger
- 16. Correct! Does credit Rowling as the originator of the idea Puts her exact words in Ten points to quotation marks. Gryffindor! Gives source information (in-text citation).
- 17. Your best defense against plagiarism? Constant vigilance! (and a good handbook, like Easy Writer)