What is plagiarism?
As defined by West Pine students, plagiarism is "the act of copying information from a source without giving credit to the person who or organization that wrote the information."
How do I avoid plagiarizing?
Use the West Pine MLA Citation Format Guide to cite each source that you use to find information for a research project.
When taking notes, write all information in your own words.
If you absolutely MUST copy a piece of information directly from a source, make sure that you provide a lead-in, put quotes around the information, and use parenthetical (in-text) documentation.