Media Knight Library

1)  . . . correctly paraphrased/summarized and included accurate citations to indicate the

            information you have taken from another person’s work?

• Used your own words?       • Used only words you understand?

YES       N/A

2) . . . used a FEW direct quotations and cite the source?

                           • Carefully selected the quotes to make important points?

                           • Used quotation marks or block quotations to indicate direct quotations?

                           • Did you explain why you are including the quotation?

YES         N/A

3) . . . included a reference for every image, diagram, or figure that you are   

           borrowing from another source, even if you modified it?

YES         N/A

4) . . . included a reference list of all the works that you have cited?

          • followed the appropriate citation format for  this project?  (MLA, APA, etc...)

          • included a Works Cited/Bibliography page?

YES         N/A

5) . . . saved copies of the original sources that you have referenced?

           (digital articles, bookmarked webpages, print resources etc…)

           • This is to prevent you from including information without a citation or      

               information that has the wrong reference source.

YES        N/A

6) . . . saved copy(s) of your rough draft(s) to your OneDrive English homework folder?

YES        N/A

7) . . . avoided copying and pasting text from another source (other than direct quotes

           that you have correctly cited)?

        • Copying & pasting text without citing it or substituting a few words is PLAGIARISM!

        • This is academic misconduct and punishable by loss of points, credit, or a citizenship “U”.

YES         N/A

8) . . . avoided using another student’s work or submitted someone else’s work as your own?

          • Copying someone else’s work is PLAGIARISM and has serious consequences.

          • Allowing someone else to copy your work is COLLUSION.

YES        N/A

9) . . . avoided copying a previous assignment, or parts of a previous assignment to submit for this current assignment?

     • This is called SELF-PLAGIARISM! ("recycling" your own work, but representing it as new work, is plagiarizing yourself, because it is not a new creation for the current assignment, and it is dishonest, unless authorized by your instructor.)            

                                                                                                                                     Source: http://answers.gpc.edu/faq/78977

Yes        N/A