How+to+avoid+plagiarism

= What Do I Cite? = = = = =
 * Cite any information that is not common knowledge.
 * Cite quotes, summarized details, and paraphrases.
 * Only put quotes around ideas copied word for word.

Avoiding Plagiarism - Five Simple Rules
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 * A fact that is not common knowledge must have a citations
 * When you write about an idea, you must make clear WHOSE ideas it is. If it is your own idea, do not cite it.
 * If you are writing about someone else's idea, you must cite your source.
 * If you use someone else's exact words, you must put them in quotation marks and cite the source.
 * When you use an author's idea without quoting exactly, you must write the idea in YOUR OWN WORDS, not just rearrange a few, and you must cite the source.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT PLAGIARIZING, YOUR PAPER WILL RECEIVE A ZERO. YOU WILL THEN BE GIVEN A RE-WRITE OPPORTUNITY. THE NEW GRADE AND THE ZERO WILL BE AVERAGED. THEREFORE, THE HIGHEST SCORE YOU CAN EARN IS A 50%.