Using Sources and Citation Styles (MLA and APA)

Plagiarism is passing off someone else's words as your own. This can be intentional (such as turning in a paper that was written by a classmate), but most often it is unintentional (such as forgetting to cite a source or not putting quotation marks around a word-for-word phrase). Either way, plagiarism is theft, and it is very important to understand how to properly give credit to your sources.