Citation

Citing your sources helps the reader (audience/teacher) follow the construction of your writing.  Citations provide depth to your writing by showing the reader (audience/teacher) that you have considered what other writers have researched or said by including the sources in your paper. 

Correctly citing work by others is ethical, legal, and necessary for many of the reasons stated above.  To include what others have said in your writing as your own ideas and words is considered theft and the consequences are harsh.  F grade, expulsion from college or university, and the possibility of prosecution for stealing in a court of law.

  KNOWING HOW TO CITE SOURCES...is the key to successful writing.

Link to UCLA 102.01: Academic Dishonesty

Using other individuals' ideas and words as your own in papers you are writing is called PLAGIARISM.  Teachers have available online sources to check your writing for plagiarism.  To check your paper try the free online Quetext called The Intelligent Plagiarism Detector.

Click on  Quetext  and upload your paper.

Good information on how to cite your sources are shown below:

Citation Builder  -  from University of North Carolina

Citation Machine - title page generator, plagiarism checker, and writing guides in APA, MLA, and Chicago Style

Fallacies - The Writing Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Common logical fallacies are discussed that you may encounter in your own writing or the writing of others. The information provides definitions, examples, and tips on avoiding these fallacies.

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - Free writing resources, MLA formatting and style guide; building a resume; ESL resources, vidcasts on writing.