The document provides examples of both correct and incorrect ways to cite sources and avoid plagiarism when using direct quotes or paraphrasing the ideas of others. It uses a quote from a J.K. Rowling commencement speech as the original source material and examples attributed to characters from the Harry Potter series to demonstrate plagiarized, questionable, or properly cited summaries of the quote. Hermione Granger's example shows the correct format of using in-text citations and quotation marks around the original wording.

1. Adapted from http://www.katehart.net/2012/06/citing-
sources-quick-and-graphic-guide.html

2. Original Source

 “There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for
steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are
old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with
you.”
 J.K Rowling in a commencement speech at Harvard
entitled “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the
Importance of Imagination”
 http://harvardmagazine.com/2008/06/the-fringe-benefits-failur

3. “There is an expiry date on
blaming your parents for
steering you in the wrong
direction; the moment you are
old enough to take the wheel,
responsibility lies with you.”
Original Source
There is an expiry date on
blaming your parents for
steering you in the wrong
direction; the moment you are
old enough to take the wheel,
responsibility lies with you.
Voldemort’s Paper

4. Plagiarized!

 Exact wording from the  A reader would assume
original. that these are Voldy’s
thoughts, ideas, and
 No quotation marks words.
 No reference to  This is clearly not the
case, so it’s plagiarized.
Rowling

5. “There is an expiry date on
blaming your parents for
steering you in the wrong
direction; the moment you
are old enough to take the
wheel, responsibility lies
with you.”
Original Source
There is an expiration date on
blaming your parents for steering
you wrong; the moment you’re
old enough to take the wheel,
you’re responsible.
A Dementor’s Paper

6. Plagiarized!

 Some (but not most)  This is a bad
words have been paraphrase.
changed.
 Even if you change a
 No quotation marks few words around,
paraphrasing without
 No reference to credit is the kiss of
death.
Rowling

7. “There is an expiry date on
blaming your parents for
steering you in the wrong
direction; the moment you are
old enough to take the wheel,
responsibility lies with you.”
Original Source
According to J.K. Rowling,
you can blame your parents
for things until you get your
driver’s license.
Sirius Black

8. Questionable!

 Does credit Rowling
 It’s not plagiarism, but
 Not her exact words misrepresenting a
source’s meaning is
 Is this really what Siriusly dishonest.
Rowling meant?

9. “There is an expiry date on
blaming your parents for steering
you in the wrong direction; the
moment you are old enough to
take the wheel, responsibility lies
with you.”
Original Source
According to J.K. Rowling,
you can’t spend your whole
life blaming your parents for
things.
Ron Weasley

10. Questionable!

 Does credit Rowling as
the originator of the idea
 Incorrect citation!
 Not her exact words
(good paraphrase)  Ron still needs to
provide information on
 When and where did the source.
Rowling say or write this?

11. “There is an expiry date on
blaming your parents for steering
you in the wrong direction; the
moment you are old enough to
take the wheel, responsibility lies
with you.”
Original Source
Don’t be a whiner. Stop
blaming your parents.
-Snape

12. Good!

 Does not resemble
Rowling’s speech
 Does not imply that
Rowling said it.
 No citation needed.

13. “There is an expiry date on
blaming your parents for steering
you in the wrong direction; the
moment you are old enough to
take the wheel, responsibility lies
with you.”
Original Source
“There is an expiry date on
blaming your parents for
steering you in the wrong
direction,” said J.K. Rowling.
“The moment you are old
enough to take the wheel, the
responsibility lies with you.”
-Neville Longbottom

14. Plagiarism!

 Does credit Rowling as
the originator of the idea
 Incorrect citation!
 Puts her exact words in
quotation marks.  Neville, like Ron, still
needs to provide
 When and where did information on the
Rowling say or write this? source.

15. “There is an expiry date on
blaming your parents for steering
you in the wrong direction; the
moment you are old enough to
take the wheel, responsibility lies
with you.”
Original Source
“There is an expiry date on
blaming your parents for
steering you in the wrong
direction,” said J.K. Rowling.
“The moment you are old
enough to take the wheel, the
responsibility lies with you”
(“The Fringe Benefits of
Failure”).
-Hermione Granger

16. Correct!

 Does credit Rowling as
the originator of the idea
 Puts her exact words in  Ten points to
quotation marks. Gryffindor!
 Gives source information
(in-text citation).

17. Your best defense against
plagiarism?

 Constant vigilance!
 (and a good handbook,
like Easy Writer)