APA Basics How to Avoid Plagiarism APA BASICS

+ APA Basics How to Avoid Plagiarism

+ APA BASICS n OWL Purdue APA; manual pages n Common errors and Formatting n Writing style n n concise, clear, short sent. & para. , avoid flowery, anthropomorphism Grammar n past tense n Italicize for use, research terms, this shows that it is not your term n Avoid, don’t, won’t, can’t, couldn’t, shouldn’t n Citations/references n scholarly website; n cite all sources, every sentence; quotations, is it your idea; citations in references-alternate, peer review

+ Why Doesn’t My Opinion Matter? n Become a better writer…(web) n College level writing is evidence based n Your opinion matters as long as… n It’s backed up with evidence n n Present the evidence first then, n sum up the evidence in your own words n your opinion based on the evidence Will help you in all of your remaining courses n Grades will improve, sometimes dramatically

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

+ How to Avoid Plagiarism n How to avoid? n Do not immediately write after only reading a couple of sentences or paragraph. n Read several paragraphs or pages at a time. Practice paraphrasing out loud as if you were explaining the information to a young child. n This is the level of understanding you should have of info n If you cannot explain at this basic level, get another source n This is the level I will be grading your papers; I will grade on your level of basic understanding, not use of research terms; n again, where at all possible avoid using research language when writing