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When taking notes from a website, a book, or any work of art, you must be very careful not to copy. To copy what someone else has written and passing it off as your own work is a form of stealing called plagiarism. Plagiarism is one of the main reasons posts on KidzNet do not get through moderation.
Wrong and Right Ways To Use Information:
Suppose you read this in a library book:
“The stallion rushed up, shook his long neck, and buried his face into the water.”
Here are some examples:
“The stallion rushed up, shook his long neck, and buried his face into the water.”
Wrong- Stealing the author’s exact words!
“The steed hurried up, shook his neck, and plunged his face into the water.”
Wrong- Stealing the author’s words with only slight changes!
“The thirsty horse galloped toward the water and briefly shook his neck before plunging his face into it.”
Right- Brand new wording!
Notice that the information was used, but not the actual wording. We see that it was a necessity to copy some words like shook, face, and water, but the sentence provides a different view of it. When copying facts, you will want to keep information like names, dates, and places in your new wording.
