lesson 1

• *Plagiarism is defined as copying verbatim of language and idea of other writersn
• There are three types of note-taking techniques
• "Word-for-word copying"


  Lifting text and enclosing them in quotation marks, including the author’s name and page numbers
• "Patchwork Plagiarism"
• "Using direct quotation"


  Lifting text and enclosing them in quotation marks, including the author’s name and page numbers
• "If the text is too long"

  Omitting certain parts and replacing them with an ellipsis (three dots)
• "Interpolation"


  Inserting notes within the directly quoted passage to help readers understand the context of the statement
• "Twenty percent of the total length of the work may employ direct quotations"
• "Summarizing"


  A short restatement of the main idea of the text
• "Paraphrasing"


  A restatement in your own words of the main and supporting details of the text
• Interpolation may be done to insert notes within the directly quoted passage to help readers understand the context of the statement. Interpolation is marked by open and closed brackets.
• APA-“The American Psychological Association 7th edition (APA 7) is an author-date style, meaning in-text citations (author, year) are used to acknowledge the author(s) of ideas and quotes you have included in the body of your assignment.” (Griffith Academy)