| Does this constitute plagiarization??
It is most definitely plagiarism. Whenever I take notes off of a website, book, journal article etc, I always at the very least, write down the name of the article, book, website and authors. That way I can go back and find out which one it was that I need to cite properly in my text. This is just common sense. Even though it is your first research paper and you may seriously not have meant to do this, you are at fault for not taking every precaution necessary. Plus, when you wrote that paper, you should have realized when you reading and typing it- wow, I don't talk that way, I don't write like this on a normal basis, and these aren't my thoughts! That was certainly what stood out to your professor- plagiarized work is easy to spot when it is obvious that the style of wording has changed. |