Format Plagiarism refers to using someone else's ideas as your own.

Remember, even if you put someone else's idea into your own words, it is still her idea, so it is still considered plagiarism. To avoid plagiarism, you must cite your sources! Here are some important things to remember about citing sources: When you use someone else's idea, you should cite it at the end of the sentence in which you use it. Put the first words (up to the first punctuation) of the works cited entry in parenthesis. Example: 1) "Darius I." CNN. 22 Sept. 2009 http://education.cnn.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/Darius1

Darius increased the use of satrapies in his empire (Darius I). 2) Pope, John. "Darius" Yahoo. 23 Sept. 2009. www.yahoo.com/darius Darius was the first to use a prime minister to rule (Pope). There must be a one-to-one relationship between your in-text citation and your works cited. Put simply, if it is in your paper, it MUST be in the Works Cited, and it if is in your Works Cited, it MUST be in the paper. It is acceptable to put a single citation at the end of a paragraph if all of the information is from the same source. Format All papers require a title- be creative and descriptive Example: Bad: Sargon Better: Sargon: Empire Builder All papers require a heading (located in top right corner) Name Course Title Date All pages (except for the first page) require page numbers Research papers require their own page for Works Cited Works Cited pages should list sources in alphabetical order and it follows reverse indentation.