Requirements for Avoiding Plagiarism

MLA 8th Edition Example:

Any research or academic writing project for a college course that requires students to
integrate and cite source information in the paper must avoid plagiarism. To fully avoid
plagiarism, you must complete TWO steps:

• List of sources at the end of the paper. This is called Works Cited for MLA.
• In-text citations are placed at the end of sentences within the body of the paper to
indicate that sentence either paraphrase source information or “quotes exact wording
from the source.”
o MLA in-text citations reference the beginning of the works cited entry with either
an author name or source title and then a page number for source with printed
page numbers. Here are some examples: (Boyle 77); (Banner); (Miller et al. 128);
(“About Us”); (Book Title); or (Rogers and Stark).

Sample Body Paragraph from Research Paper:

This body paragraph is meant to be an example of paraphrasing, quoting, and citing

source information. Let’s begin with a paraphrase from our example source. One fascinating
fact that Shortall mentions is 40% of households have a female breadwinner or female head of
household which is one reason that paid family leave has become increasingly important.
Next, let’s quote something from the TED Talk that said, “I've come to believe that we can't
look situations like these in the eye because then we'd be horrified, and if we get horrified then
we have to do something about it” (Shortall). Whether you mention an author name at the
beginning of the sentence, cite the author name at the end of the sentence, or cite a “Source
Title” because the source has no authors, we need in-text citations to convey to readers when
Commented [CMB1]: You can mention the author’s
last name in the text of the sentence but be sure that
readers can easily connect the dots from the in-text
citation to the Works Cited entry.
Commented [CMB2]: More common is to format an
end of the sentence or parenthetical citation where you
include author information or you can reference the
source title for sources without an author like (“Article
Title”) or (Book Title 72).

we use source information and include page numbers when sources have printed page
numbers.

Work Cited Commented [CMB3]: Title this page Works Cited

when you have two or more sources on the page
Shortall, Jessica. “The US Needs Paid Family Leave – For the Sake of its Future.” TED,
Oct. 2015,
www.ted.com/talks/jessica_shortall_the_us_needs_paid_family_leave_for_the_s
ake_of_its_future, Accessed 28 Sept. 2020.
APA 7th Edition Example:

Any research or academic writing project for a college course that requires students to
integrate and cite source information in the paper must avoid plagiarism. To fully avoid
plagiarism, you must complete TWO steps:

• List of sources at the end of the paper. This is called References for APA.
• In-text citations are placed at the end of sentences within the body of the paper to
indicate that sentence either paraphrase source information or “quotes exact wording
from the source.”
o APA in-text citations reference the beginning of the references entry with either
an author name or source title, then the year of publication, and a page number
separated by commas. Here are some examples: (Boyle, 2017, p. 77); (Banner,
2020); (Miller et al., 2019, p. 128); (“About Us,” n.d.); (Book Title, 2021); or
(Rogers and Stark, n.d.).

Sample Body Paragraph from Research Paper:

This body paragraph is meant to be an example of paraphrasing, quoting, and citing

source information. Let’s begin with a paraphrase from our example source. One fascinating
fact that Shortall (2015) mentions is 40% of households have a female breadwinner or female
head of household which is one reason that paid family leave has become increasingly
important. Next, let’s quote something from the TED Talk that said, “I've come to believe that
we can't look situations like these in the eye because then we'd be horrified, and if we get
horrified then we have to do something about it” (Shortall, 2015). Whether you mention an
author name at the beginning of the sentence, cite the author name at the end of the sentence,
or cite a “Source Title” because the source has no authors, we need in-text citations to convey
to readers when we use source information and include page numbers when sources have
printed page numbers.
Commented [CMB4]: You can mention the author’s
last name and (Year of Pub) in the text of the sentence
but be sure that readers can easily connect the dots
from the in-text citation to the Reference entry.
Commented [CMB5]: More common is to format an
end of the sentence or parenthetical citation where you
include author information, year of publication, and
page number. Or you may need to cite the source title
for sources without an author like (“Article Title,” n.d.)
or (Book Title, 2019, p. 72).

Reference Commented [CMB6]: Title this page References when

you have two or more sources on the page
Shortall, J. (2015, October 1). The US needs paid family leave – for the sake of its future
[Video]. TED Conferences.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jessica_shortall_the_us_needs_paid_family_leave_for_the_s
ake_of_its_future