Lecture Bibliography cards, note-cards and note taking. Avoiding plagiarism and referencing. Plan

Taking Notes
Look for one central idea: Generally the topic sentence of each paragraph conveys a major idea to be discussed. The supporting evidence—or examples—usually follows. This evidence should be the main portion of your notes. Be selective; there is no need to include every example you have found.
Limit yourself to ONE IDEA per note card.
Write down the notes in your own words.
– use your own words as a way to help you understand, summarize, and think for yourself
– omit little words like “and,” “from,” and “to”
– create abbreviations for yourself
– make symbols like stars or arrows to label what is important
Taking Notes
Copy quotations accurately.
– use quotation marks
– identify the original source, in case your source is quoting another source
– cite exact page where the quotation appears in the source
During the writing process, cite your sources carefully (bibliography and note cards)
Avoiding Plagiarism
“Plagiarism is the deliberate act of taking the words, ideas, data, illustrative material or statements of someone else, without full and proper acknowledgment, and presenting them as one's own.” (Boston College Academic Catalog, p. 34.)
“Plagiarism is the failure to acknowledge the source of all information gathered in the preparation of class and written work. It includes direct quotation, paraphrase, and the borrowing of information or facts which are not common knowledge, without acknowledging the source through footnote, adequate means of citation, or proper quotation structure.” (http://www.umass.edu/umhome/policies/honesty.html)
“In keeping with the responsibility of the school to teach standards of scholarly work generally accepted in colleges and to promote the integrity of its students, plagiarism is regarded as a most serious matter and will be handled as a form of cheating.” (Wellesley High School Student Handbook, p.___)
To avoid plagiarism, you must fully and clearly state the extent and nature of your borrowing from any source. If you do not understand what plagiarism is or how to properly cite material, check with your teacher.
Whether intentional or not, plagiarism is unacceptableExamples of plagiarism include but are not limited to:
• work not actually written by you. This includes if you cut and paste from any source, including an electronic source, without full and correct citation of that source.
• work in which you have received more than incidental criticism.
• ideas taken from books, magazines, television, films or any other sources and presented as original work.
• scientific data that is not the result of the student's or assigned group's actual experimentation.
• thoughts, information, interpretations or organization of ideas without proper citation.
• sentences and paragraphs of borrowed material paraphrased by just changing a few words or rearranging sentences.