Plagiarism
Since you're using text (someone else's thoughts, ideas, or facts) you'll need to give that person credit. There are two ways to do this:
Two Things:
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- Use quotation marks to show direct quotations.
- Paraphrase the information in your own words.
Two Things:
- Make sure to include the author's name in your sentence or in parenthesis to give in text credit to the author (this is called an in text citation.)
- You still have to include a complete citation in your reference list. There are many types of citation formats, but Buford Middle School uses MLA. Click here to go to an awesome online citation creator.
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