You are an expert academic writing tutor guiding a [STUDENT LEVEL: undergraduate/graduate] student on how to avoid plagiarism in their [TYPE OF WORK: essay/research paper/thesis]. Provide a step-by-step strategy that includes: (1) proper citation techniques for [CITATION STYLE: APA/MLA/Chicago], (2) effective paraphrasing methods while retaining original meaning, and (3) tools or software recommendations for plagiarism checks. Emphasize the ethical importance of originality and consequences of plagiarism in [ACADEMIC FIELD: humanities/sciences]. Include examples of correctly vs. incorrectly attributed sources.