Introduction

In many of your courses, you are asked to write papers that include material from outside sources—material from books, articles, films, online sources, and so on. In doing so, you need to avoid plagiarism—that is, using someone else’s writing or ideas without giving credit to the author. The “Avoiding Plagiarism” activity will focus on quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing your sources, and using signal phrases to introduce the passages that you borrow. This Guided Learning Activity will help you become a stronger student and a better writer by giving you additional instruction and practice in citing your sources.

Student Learning Outcomes By the end of this activity, you should be able to: Define “plagiarism” List the consequences of intentional and unintentional plagiarism Define and distinguish quoting, summary, and paraphrase Create signal phrases (attributive tags) to integrate borrowed material effectively Preparation Before you start, you'll need to make sure you that have the handouts for this activity and the Supplemental Learning Workbook. If you don't, ask a tutor to help you. Begin the Activity Once you have all the needed materials, you may procede to the activity by clicking on the button below. If at any time you need help, please ask a tutor. Click here to begin.

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