Avoiding Plagiarism
| FIVE TIPS FOR AVOIDING PLAGIARISM | |
| 1 | First, use your own ideas. It should be your paper and your ideas that should be the focus. |
| 2 | Use the ideas of others sparingly--only to support or reinforce your own argument. |
| 3 | When taking notes, include complete citation information for each item you use. |
| 4 | Use quotation marks when directly stating another person's words. |
| 5 | A good strategy is to take 30 minutes and write a short draft of your paper without using any notes. It will help you think through what you want to say and not be too dependent on your sources. |
Quick Examples!
See how you do!From the U. of Idaho, CORE, Module 6
