Activity 1:

Look at the examples below. Do you need to document the following examples with
quotation marks or a citation? There is one example that doesn’t belong in the list at
all. Can you spot it?

Situation Y/N

 
1. You see an interesting phrase in a book that expresses what you
want to write in your essay so you copy it

 
2. You find an image on the internet that is useful for illustrating a point
you’re making in your essay

3. You find the perfect quote but it is too long so you change it by editing
some of the words

4. You use the term corporate social responsibility (CSR) in your essay

 
5. Your friend tells you something interesting in a personal conversation
with you only

 
6. You are relating what you have read to an experience you had and
you include an account of that experience in your text

 
7. A friend shares their essay with you on a similar subject; it’s not from
the same module and they give you permission to use it

 
8. You read an interesting blog post and decide to use it in your essay

 
9. You make the point in your essay that Amazon is a popular online
retailer

 
10. Your lecturer neatly summarises a key theory so you decide to use
what they say

11. Writing your paper, you include some information about historical
events to show why something happened

12. A businessperson’s tweet is really interesting so you decide to include

it