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MLA and plagiarism Flashcards

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1
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what does MLA stand for

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Modern Language Association

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why do we need to cite sources

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-help readers retrace your research
-build your credibility
-give credit to the frontal creator
-avoid plagiarism

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what are 2 things you need to keep track of

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in text citations and works cited page

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what are in text citations

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-go in the text of essay
-must sight anything that does come from you (quotes, paraphrasing, another sources research, not common knowledge, and another sources visuals)

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what is a works cited page

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-sometimes called a bibliography
-complete list of all sources in your paper
-last page
-follows format

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how do you write an in text citation

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(authors last name, page where you found info)

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what are the nine core elements that should be included in a works cited page

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  1. author
  2. title of source
  3. title of container
  4. other contributors
  5. version
  6. number
  7. publisher
  8. publication date
  9. location
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how do you write the authors name in a citation on a works cited page

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Last name, First name.

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what is the title of source in a citation and what punctuation do you use after your write it

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-book title, chapter or section, newspaper, article
-period

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what is the title of container in a citation and what punctuation do you use after it

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-book containing chapter, newspaper that article was in
-title is italicized
-comma

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what is the title of container in a citation and what punctuation do you use after it

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-book containing chapter, newspaper that article was in
-comma

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what are other contributors that should be included in a citation and what punctuation do you use after you write their names

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-edited by, introduction by, translated by, narrated by, illustrated by
-comma

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what is the version in a citation and what punctuation is used after you write it

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-version number, edition number
-comma

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what is the number in a citation and what punctuation is used after it

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-issue number
-comma

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what do you omit when writing the publisher and what punctuation is used after writing it

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-omit business words (co, corp, incorporated)
-comma

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what is the publication date in a citation and what punctuation was used after it

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-publication date for online material and copyright date for print media
-comma

17
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what is the location in a citation and what punctuation is used after it

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-exact page number for printed media, exact url for online
- p. single page and pp. for multiple, don’t write https://
-period

18
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what is plagiarism

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-stealing a persons work to claim as your own
-not crediting a source
-committing literary theft
-present an idea as original when it’s not yours
-an act of fraud

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what types of plagiarism exist

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-complete plagiarism
-direct plagiarism
-paraphrasing plagiarism
-self-plagiarism
-patchwork plagiarism
-source-based plagiarism
-accidental plagiarism

20
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what is copyright

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-the exclusive legal right to produce, reproduce, publish, or perform, an original literary, artistic, dramatic, or musical work
-protects your work

21
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what published works are not copyrighted

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-anything written downs notated, recorded, improv, speeches
-titles, names, short phrases, slogans, familiar symbol, contents of a recipe

22
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what is common knowledge

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-information the average educated reader accepts as reliable without needing to look it up
-information most people know

23
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what is fair use

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-permits a party to use a copyrighted work without the owners permission for purposes like criticism, comment, news, reporting, teaching, or research

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what is public domain

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-when copyright expires the work becomes public domain
-then the work is available for anyone to use without permission or payment

25
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how do you know if something is public domain

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-if the creator died in 1971 or earlier they are public domain
-if the creator died in 1972 they will be protected for their life plus 70 years

26
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how does turnirin.com work

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  • website that prevents plagiarism
    -checks citation mistakes or copying
    -when u submit a paper the website compares it to text in this database of student work, websites, books, and articles
27
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what is PF and my teachers policy on plagiarism

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-it is dealt with case-by-case and you will receive a 0 on your assignment and a note on your ontario student record

28
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what are two things that must be cited

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statistics and quotez

29
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what are two things that do not need to be cited

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-writing about your own experiences, using your own art or photos

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