Plagiarism for 11th & 12th Graders

Plagiarism is using other people’s work or ideas without giving them credit. Whenever you use information resources, you need to tell your ...

First of all, it is essentially stealing to plagiarize. If you plagiarize at Severn, you run the risk of getting a zero for an assignment, r...

So we all agree that we have to cite our sources, but you might ask “Do I have to cite all my sources?” The short answer is NO, you don’t h...

The basic rule of thumb for citing sources is that whenever you take information or ideas from a source (internet, journal, book, another pe...

Below are ten examples of statements that may or may not require citing your source. What do you think? (see answers on the next page) 1. Li...

1. Lincoln began his famous speech at Gettysburg with the line “four score and seven years ago…” Requires acknowledgment -- any quotation re...

The link below will take you to an extensive explanation of when to cite your sources. There is also a ten-question quiz about recognizing w...