Each of the following sentences makes at least one error in MLA citation format or usage. Correct all the errors in each example.
A major reason families succeeded in the 1950s was that “federal assistance programs were much more generous and widespread than they are today.” (Coontz, p. 62).
According to Stephanie Coontz, in the 1950s “federal assistance programs were much more generous and widespread than they are today” (Coontz, 62).
Even politically conservative scholars admit that we “should not hide from students that Columbus and other European explorers were often brutal” (Cheney, 267.)
Lynne Cheney is forced to admit that students should learn that even European explorers were “often brutal (Cheney 267).”
Lynne Cheney concedes that students must be told the errors of our European past (p. 267).
Read the passage below, then follow the instructions.
Fictional Author: Janice Fabro Article title: “Plagiarism” Magazine title: The University Times
Page: 2-3 Date: January 3, 2002.
Whether intentional or unintentional, plagiarism can lead to serious consequences. Let’s look at some real-life examples of people who had their professional or academic lives seriously affected by accusations of plagiarism. In 2006, first-time author and Harvard sophomore Kaavya Viswanathan acknowledged that she plagiarized portions of her novel How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life from several other sources, including the works of authors Sophie Kinsella and Megan McCafferty. The book was pulled from shelves and the author lost both a two-book deal with Little, Brown and Company worth half a million dollars and a movie deal with DreamWorks. Viswanathan acknowledged that she had read the books that she was accused of plagiarizing, but claimed that the cases of plagiarism found in her book were unintentional and accidental. In 2005, Thomas Matrka , a mechanical engineer who had earned his master’s degree from Ohio University, uncovered 55 master’s theses from the school’s Russ College of Engineering and Technology that appeared to include plagiarized work. Many of the theses contained almost identical paragraphs and drawings. The university responded by revisiting more than 200 engineering papers written since 1980 in search of duplication and plagiarism. After review by multiple university committees, the decision was made to revoke the master’s degree of one of the accused in 2007. The university also recommended that 12 other theses be rewritten. In response to the scandal, the engineering school now uses software to check submitted theses and dissertation for duplication of content. Both of these stories can help us to understand why you should care about the effects and consequences of plagiarism.
Your individual professional and academic integrity are at stake. While there are certain to be immediate consequences tied to accusations of plagiarism, such as failing a course, you’re also devaluing your original work and bringing into question the legitimacy of your other accomplishments.
Quotations
1. Pick a sentence from this essay and quote it. Be sure to attribute (in-text citation) the work properly and embed (introduce) the quote in a sentence as if you were using it in an essay.
Paraphrase
2. Effectively paraphrase the last paragraph of this passage. Be sure to attribute (in-text citation) the work properly.
Summary
3. Create an effective 2-5 sentence summary of this passage. Be sure to attribute (in-text citation) the work properly.
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