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Taking Notes
There are three ways to incorporate an author's words or the content of a source into your writing: summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting. But what do these look like, and how do you know when each is appropriate?
Summarizing: A summary is shorter than the original text and only contains the author's main ideas. If you would like to provide the reader with a broad overview of a text or study, a summary is the best way to do so.
Paraphrasing: When you paraphrase a source, you are simply taking the author's words and making them your own. Paraphrasing may be slightly shorter than the original source, but you will only make the passage slightly shorter. Paraphrasing is the most commonly used method of putting an author's words into one's own work.
Quoting: When quoting a source, you want to copy it exactly as it appears in the original text. Don't use a lot of quotations, quote when only the exact words of the author will do.
Note: Don't forget to cite your source!
For more information, see the Purdue University Online Writing Lab 
Plagiarism can be intentional or unintentional, but either way it is wrong.
Examples of plagiarism include:
What about images, videos, and music?
Examples of plagiarism include:
Adapted from www. plagiarism.org
