The document discusses avoiding plagiarism by properly citing direct quotes and paraphrasing others' work instead of copying verbatim. It provides examples to distinguish between plagiarism and acceptable paraphrasing, noting that paraphrasing involves putting ideas in your own words without copying sentence structure while changing more than a few words constitutes plagiarism. The examples demonstrate how to properly paraphrase others' work while avoiding plagiarism.

1. Avoiding Plagiarism

3. Whose?
Anything that has been
published, submitted, or
communicated to you before
Except Common Knowledge:
- Dates, facts, sayings
- Information widely available in
multiple sources
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4. Direct Quote
Paraphrase
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5. In her article about using
humor in library
instruction, Billie Walker
(2006) notes, “One of the
challenges facing the teaching
librarian is in reaching
students, particularly when
they are tired and
unmotivated” (p. 123).
Walker, B.E. (2006). Using humor in library instruction.
Reference Services Review, 34(1), 117-128. doi: 1023512501.

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7. Original Source:
“The stirrings Games is about the
first
Hunger
of revolutionary
consciousness, but its relationship
to capitalism is less clear than it
might initially appear. Does the
Capitol double for capital, or is the
form of exploitation in The Hunger
Games of a cruder type? Although
the Capitol looks at first sight like a
metropolitan capitalist society, the
mode of power at work in Panem is
better described as cyber-feudal.
"
Fisher, Mark. "Precarious Dystopias: The Hunger Games, In
Time, and Never Let Me Go." Film Quarterly 65.4 (2012):
27-33. Web.

8. Example 1:
The Hunger Games is about the
beginnings of revolutionary
awareness, but its relationship to
capitalism is more unclear than it
might originally seem. Does the
Capitol also mean capital, or is
the form of profiteering in The
Hunger Games of a more
primitive kind? Although the
Capitol looks like an urban
capitalist world, the type of
control in Panem is cyber-feudal.
Paraphrase or plagiarism?

9. Example 2:
Although it depicts a society
on the verge of
revolution, whether The
Hunger Games’ society is a
capitalist society is
debatable. Closer
examination of the society
reveals a “cyber-feudal”
power structure (Fisher 28).
Paraphrase or plagiarism?

10. Original Source:
“ Yet, while Batman and the Joker may
not be god or demon, strictly
speaking, the comics and films
consistently represent the characters in
ways charged with divine and demonic
symbolism. Moreover, these portrayals
are often strikingly reminiscent of the
storm god and dragon of the ancient
combat myth. A prime example of this
portrayal, found in the earliest comics
to the recent films, is the iconic image
of Batman perched high atop a
skyscraper, surveying the city for
evildoers to punish.
"
Nichols, Michael. "“I Think You and I Are Destined to Do This Forever”:
A Reading of the Batman/Joker Comic and Film Tradition through the
Combat Myth." Journal of Religion and Popular Culture 23.2 (2011):
236-50. Web.

11. Example 1:
Yet, while Batman and the Joker may
not be god or demon, strictly
speaking, the comics and films
consistently represent the characters in
ways charged with divine and demonic
symbolism. Moreover, these portrayals
are often strikingly reminiscent of the
storm god and dragon of the ancient
combat myth. A prime example of this
portrayal, found in the earliest comics
to the recent films, is the iconic image
of Batman perched high atop a
skyscraper, surveying the city for
evildoers to punish.
Paraphrase or plagiarism?

12. Example 2:
The depictions of Batman
and the Joker in both the
films and graphic novels
have many parallels to the
storm god and dragon
found in religious narratives
(Nichols 239).
Paraphrase or plagiarism?

13. Lewis, K. (2012). What if The
Hunger Games were real?
Scholastic Scope, 60(13), 17-19.
Retrieved August 21, 2012, from
Academic Search Complete.
Lewis, Kristin. "What If The Hunger
Games Were Real?" Scholastic
Scope 60.13 (2012): 17-19.
Academic Search Complete.
Web. 21 Aug. 2012.