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Www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson983/organizer-form.pdf. 43APA.pdf. 44mla.pdf. Pre-Test Your Knowledge. 1.

Pre-Test Your Knowledge

Copying and pasting from the Internet can be done without citing the Internet page, because everything on the Internet is common knowledge and can be used without citation. 2. You don't have to use quotation marks when you quote an author as long as you cite the author's name at the end of the paragraph. True False 3. Cite Sources — Plagiarism.org - Best Practices for Ensuring Originality in Written Work. This depends on what type of work you are writing, how you are using the borrowed material, and the expectations of your instructor.

Cite Sources — Plagiarism.org - Best Practices for Ensuring Originality in Written Work

First, you have to think about how you want to identify your sources. If your sources are very important to your ideas, you should mention the author and work in a sentence that introduces your citation. If, however, you are only citing the source to make a minor point, you may consider using parenthetical references, footnotes, or endnotes. There are also different forms of citation for different disciplines. For example, when you cite sources in a psychology paper you would probably use a different form of citation than you might in a paper for an English class. Citation style guides - Citing sources.