What Do I Cite?
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  • 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


  • 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 If it is your own idea, do not cite it.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%.