Plagiarism
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Academic integrity | a quality or value or being honest and responsible in the educational world. |
| Citation | a reference to the author of a given work which can include name, title, page number, publishing information and date. |
| Common knowledge | general facts that do not have to be documented. For example, Lincoln was our 16th president. |
| Graphic organizer | a visual way to organize information about a piece of writing. Flow-charts, outlines and concept maps are examples of graphic organizers |
| In-text (in -project) citation | a way to reference a source by giving immediate source information and authority without interrupting the flow of the project |
| MLA ( Modern Language Association | an organization that provides guidelines for documenting and citing sources during a research project. This style is used in many high schools. The APA (American Psychological Association) is an example of another organization that provides citations guidelines. |
| Paraphrase | to re-work the ideas, words, phrases and sentence structures of others and retell them in your own words. Sources used in paraphrases need to be documented. |
| Research process | the steps students take in research: asking good, focused questions; searching strategically; locating, evaluating, analyzing, synthesizing, and documenting information; and communicating new knowledge. |
| Summarize | to combine the main ideas of one or several authors, using your own words, into a significantly shorter form. Sources used in summaries need to be documented. |
| Quote | to speak or write the exact words of others. Quotes are written within quotation marks and need to be documented. |
| Works cited list | a compilation of all sources used within a research project. All quotes and paraphrases are included on this list. |
| Works consulted list | a compilation of all sources used in preparing a research project. These sources include summaries and background information. |
| Copyright | the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work |
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