Research DOs
Cite quotations, paraphrases and summaries.
Submit work early to Turnitin so that you can:
check your originality report.
edit and improve it.
Research DON'Ts
Plagiarize- use somebody else’s words/ideas without giving them credit
1st offense- loss of credit for the assignment and a disciplinary referral
2nd offense- loss of class credit, student may be removed from class
Use EasyBib without correcting the formatting
The Boise District follows Modern Language Association (MLA) guidelines for research papers.
Be aware other writing/research styles exist and in your future education or employment you may be asked to produce work in APA, Chicago or other style.
Alternate MLA Examples & How-to Guides OWL Purdue Citing Google Scholar