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APA Basics

How to Avoid Plagiarism

+APA BASICS

OWL Purdue APA; manual pages Common errors and Formatting

Writing style concise, clear, short sent. & para., avoid flowery,

anthropomorphism Grammar

past tense Italicize for for use, research terms, this shows that it is not

your term Avoid, don’t, won’t, can’t, couldn’t, shouldn’t Citations/references

scholarly website; cite all sources, every sentence; quotations, is it your idea;

citations in references-alternate, peer review

+Why Doesn’t My Opinion Matter?

Become a better writer…(web) College level writing is evidence based Your opinion matters as long as…

It’s backed up with evidence Present the evidence first then, sum up the evidence in your own words your opinion based on the evidence

Will help you in all of your remaining courses Grades will improve, sometimes dramatically

+What is Plagiarism

Is it intentional? Not most of the time, unless, Copy and past Directly type exact sentences into document

+How to Avoid Plagiarism

How to avoid? Do not immediately write after only reading a couple of

sentences or paragraph. Read several paragraphs or pages at a time. Practice

paraphrasing out loud as if you were explaining the information to a young child. This is the level of understanding you should have of info If you cannot explain at this basic level, get another source This is the level I will be grading your papers; I will grade on

your level of basic understanding, not use of research terms; again, where at all possible avoid using research language

when writing