This document discusses various techniques for using sources in academic writing, including plagiarism, paraphrasing, summarizing, and referencing. It defines plagiarism as passing off another's work as your own and emphasizes giving proper credit when using sources. Paraphrasing is restating information in your own words while maintaining the original meaning, which can be done through techniques like changing synonyms and interpreting meanings. Summarizing requires restating the main ideas in fewer words without copying directly from the source. Referencing provides a standardized format for citing sources used to allow readers to trace the information.

1. Citation
Plagiarism
Paraphrasing
Summarizing
Referencing
By: Bishaara Adam
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2. Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the act of stealing
someone else's work and attempting
to pass it off as your own.
This can apply to anything, from
images to videos, music or songs,
even ideas.
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3.  Give proper credit when using a source in your
paper.
Acknowledge the author of the original work
you have used whether you summarize or
paraphrase.
 Use quotation marks if you are taking
something directly from the information source.
Avoiding Plagiarism
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4.  To paraphrase is to say the same
thing in another way, using your
own words.
 We can successfully paraphrase
by using a combination of
techniques.
Paraphrasing
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5. Paraphrasing Techniques
 Change to synonyms - replace the original words with words
that mean the same.
 When you can’t find a synonym, replace the original word with a
definition.
 Interpret meaning, identify the underlying
meaning of a statement.
 Change transitions.
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6. Summarizing means to restate the
main points of a source in your own
words.
Again, you must cite the source.
Summarizing
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7. Read the original text several times till you understand the meaning very clearly.
Without looking at the source, jot down in points
whatever you have understood from the text.
Rewrite the material using your own words, but without
changing the meaning.
Compare with the original to ensure that you have used as
few words from it as possible.
Keep your summary short.
Cite the source.
Summarizing Techniques
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8.  Referencing is a standardized method of
formatting the information sources you have
used in your assignments or written work.
 Any given referencing style serves two
purposes:
•acknowledges the source
•allows the reader to trace the source.
Referencing
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