Give credit to where credit is due is a popular quote. And often, we, teachers, forget this when we are to share with our students ideas of others which we have read from books, articles, or other other reference materials.
There are actually three (3) ways by which we can incorporate the ideas of others in what we share with our students either in written or spoken forms. This way, we get to give credit to the source of information, and this way, we will never be accused of plagiarism.
There are actually three (3) ways by which we can incorporate the ideas of others in what we share with our students either in written or spoken forms. This way, we get to give credit to the source of information, and this way, we will never be accused of plagiarism.
- Direct Quotation: Use the exact words of the source. Place quotation marks to indicate this.
- Paraphrase: To share ideas without directly quoting but stating the idea in your own words. While you haven't copied word-for-word, you still need to acknowledge the source.
- Summary: To identify the writer's main idea as expressed in an article, chapter of a book, speech, editorial and other reference materials. Use your own words as well.
The bottomline is to give the source the acknowledgement he deserves for coming up with such notable idea. The next time around, who knows, your great ideas may now be the ones to be cited by your own students.
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