Anti-Plagiarism Worksheet

Directions: Please fill out the chart as a way of practicing quoting, paraphrasing,
and summarizing.
Please find two quotes from the article: What is this quote saying? How does it
contribute to the article
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Please paraphrase the following

sentences:
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Please explain why you paraphrased the

way you did.

Please summarize the article that you

Please describe how many points you

read for this activity:

were able to find. Were they main

points or supporting details?

Bibliography Worksheet
Please cite 2 Books:
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Please Cite 1 Magazine Article:
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Please Cite 1 Interview:
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Please Cite 1 Encyclopedia:
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Proof-Reading Practice Paragraph

Please look for errors in the following areas: comma, colon
usage, using the right word, spelling, and capitalization. This
activity is for us to practice proof-reading in preparation for
a future peer-edit workshop.

though people experamented with pearashoot

hundreds of years ago the first known pearashoot jump was
made by a frenchman in 1783. since the development of air
travel pearashoot have been used for other reasons escaping
from damaged aircraft dropping troops and supplies into
war zones and delivering emergensea food and medicine too
people who are in need. Today, some thrill seekers can wear
pearashoot just for fun --- the daring high-flying sport of
skydiving.

Bibliography Citation Formulas:

Books
Authors Last name, First name. Book Title. Publishing City: Publishing
House/Company, Year Published.

All of this information will be available on the copyright page in the book. This should
be before the table of contents.
It is important to put the punctuation in its correct spot. When writing, the book title
should be underlined instead of italicized. If you are typing your bibliography, the title
needs to be in italics.
The indentation is important. This is called a hanging indent. It also needs to be doubled
spaced and alphabetized from A-Z. To get a hanging indent in Microsoft Word, first
highlight the bibliography entry, then go to Paragraph then, under the indentation
section there should be a drop down menu under the word Special. Select Hanging
and his okay.

If there is more than one author, follow the example below:

Short, Kathy Gnagey, and Lois Bridges Bird. Literature as a Way of Knowing.
York, ME: Stenhouse, 1997.

It is important to have only the first authors name reversed with the last name first and
the first name last. Be sure to list the authors names as they appear on your book.
If the author is unknown, start with the title.

Encyclopedia or Dictionary
Entry. Encyclopedia Name or Dictionary Name. Edition. Date Published.

Dictionary and encyclopedia entries are abbreviated since the books are alphabetized and
easy to use. Unless the source is uncommon, thats all the information you need.

Magazine Article in a MONTHLY Magazine

Authors Last Name, First Name. Article Title. Magazine Title

Abbreviated Month and Year: Page Numbers.

Its important to put the article title in quotations while the magazine title is in italics
when using a computer. If its handwritten, the magazine title needs to be underlined.

Magazine Article in a WEEKLY Magazine

Authors Last Name, First Name. Article Title. Magazine Title
Abbreviated Month, Day and Year: Page Numbers.

Its important to put the article title in quotations while the magazine title is in italics
when using a computer. If its handwritten, the magazine title needs to be underlined.
For weekly or biweekly magazines (every 2 weeks) you need to include the full date, not
just the month and the year.

Article in a Journal formatted with Volumes

Authors Last Name, First Name. Article Title. Magazine Title Volume
Number (YEAR): Page Numbers.

Its important to put the article title in quotations while the journal title is in italics when
using a computer. If its handwritten, the magazine title needs to be underlined.

Article in a Journal formatted with Issues

Authors Last Name, First Name. Article Title. Magazine Title Volume
Number. Issue Number (YEAR): Page Numbers.

Its important to put the article title in quotations while the journal title is in italics when
using a computer. If its handwritten, the magazine title needs to be underlined.

Article in a Daily Newspaper

Authors Last Name, First Name. Article Title. Newspaper Title Number.
Day Abbreviated Month. Year, edition., sec.: Page Numbers.

Months are abbreviated in newspaper citations as well as some others. January becomes
Jan. for example.
Newspapers have different editions, such as late ed., eastern ed., or natl. ed.

Professional Website
Authors Last Name, First Name. Website Title or Name. Day Abbreviated
Month. Year of Publication. Date accessed. <http://www.website.com> .

If the websites authors cant be found, start with the website title and skip the author
names.

Email
Authors Last Name, First Name. Subject Line. Email Recipient . Day
Abbreviated Month. Year.

Its important to cite any emails that you may get from professionals. The subject line is
like the title of the email so be sure to accurately label your emails when sending so your
citation titles make sense.

Personal Interview
Last Name of person interviewed, First Name of person interviewed.
Personal interview. Day Abbreviated Month. Year.
Personal interviews, such as those with a professional vet, are easy to cite! All you need is their
first and last name, and the date!