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The QUICK COACH GUIDE TO AVOIDING PLAGIARISM gives students the necessary knowledge and tools to be able to confidently author their own work without making citation errors or committing plagiarism. Chapters cover the basics of recognizing plagiarism; taking notes; summarizing, quoting, and paraphrasing source material; and documenting sources in MLA and APA styles. Knowledge Checks in each chapter and a Practice Quiz allow students to test their understanding of the concepts presented.

Introduction
In This Guide
Why This Guide Is Important
Defining Plagiarism
Understanding When to Give Credit
Knowing the Rules
Knowledge Check
Avoiding Plagiarism
Doing Your Own Work, Using Your Own Words
Allowing Enough Time
Keeping Track of Sources
Taking Notes
Clarifying Who Is Speaking
Crediting the Source
Citing Sources Correctly
Quoting
Paraphrasing
Avoiding Patchwriting
Summarizing
Avoiding Using Other Students Papers/Paper Mills
Knowledge Check
Quotations and Parenthetical Citations
Understanding Citations
Using Parenthetical Citations
Using Direct Quotations
Using Indirect Quotations
Using Ellipses and Brackets
Using Block Quotations
Knowledge Check
Paraphrasing
Defining a Paraphrase
Crediting the Source
Sample Paraphrases
Citing Paraphrases
Knowledge Check
Summarizing
Defining a Summary
Sample Summary
Knowledge Check
References and Works Cited Lists
Citation Content
Basic Format
MLA Citations
APA Citations
MLA and APA Citations for Web Publications
Types of Reference Lists
Knowledge Check
Practice Quiz
Additional Sources of Information
Citation Style Overviews
Documentation Styles by Discipline
Free Citation Generators
Reference Tracking
Plagiarism
Style Guides
Works Cited
Answers to Exercises
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Quick Coach Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism

Quick Coach Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism

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