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How do you write a research paper with out plagiarizing?

  • I am really confused. My teacher says i have to write a research paper. Everthing i know i learned from somwhere whether it was from a book, internet, or heard from someone. How can i write a research paper with out saying something that someone else once said? i dont get it. please help me! thanks.

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    The best way to avoid plagiarism is to paraphrase or summarize documents in your own words. But even though you make them into your own words, you still need to cite your sources in a "Works cited" page (look for the link below to get help with works cited). If you don't want to paraphrase, you can quote something word for word, as long as you clearly cite your source (in text as well as in a works cited page).

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You cite your sources. Any thing that is not common knowledge needs to be cited. Common knowledge is a fact that can be found in several books or other sources. If you are quoting some one make sure you cite the source. Citing is stating the source from which you got your information. Stating a fact is NOT plagiarism. Using someone else's thoughts as your own is plagiarism.

cookie

Paraphrase, paraphrase, paraphrase.

John E. Smokes

Easy. You can use all those sources and note them but you have to analyze and explain the statements to either support or disprove your thesis. It's not as hard as you think. You just have to be good at BS. ;)

Lisa

You can get your information from all sorts of resources. Plagarizing would be if you copied the entire text, meaning EVERYTHING you wrote was copied from one of your sources. Just gather your information, write down some parts of your sources and then put into your own words the translation of those sources.

Cambell

use your own words... rephrase. one thing: you cannot copy facts and/or dates, history etc.

backinthemix

You can do a Works Cited Page or a parenthetical documentation. You can go to Noodletools.com and set up an account and all you have to do is fill in the information on the source you used (encyclopedia, website, book, etc.) and it will do the works cited page for you and all you have to do is print it out. So you will be giving credit to the person who wrote the information. But you still have to put it in your own words unless you are writing a direct quote.

smileatme890

Paraphrase and when in doubt, cite your source.

creativereading

Just write your paper and make sure you cite your sources. It isn't plagiarism if you give credit to those providing you the information.

Peace2All

Simple. You just have to give credit to the original author if you use their own words, otherwise, just use a bibliography to note where your sources of info came from. In this case, you can use your own words to say what you need to say, but you still have give where the source of the info came from. As for using the internet as part of your bibliography, I have no idea how to write that as it should.I wouln't use the internet for most of your sources, but as a way to find the books/magazines/newspapres used in the report.By actually reading the printed sources, you will better understand the report and get a better grade.

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