Definition of Plagiarism - Using someone else’s work as your own.

Plagiarism includes:  

• Careless paraphrasing

• Not documenting sources

• Too many quotes

• Using someone else’s ideas and not your own, even if you change up the words

Avoiding Plagiarism:

1) Quotes are fine, but the flow of your work can be better if you paraphrase.

2) To paraphrase: Read carefully and write main ideas into your own words.

3) Cite first, write next.

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