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What is Plagiarism

Plagiarism:o Presenting the words, ideas, images, sounds, or the

creative expression of others as your own

Self-Plagiarism:o Reusing your own work for another class without

the permission of the teacher

o Using a book you have already read for a class

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Intentional Plagiarism/Cheating

Copy and pasting

Using a paper or a source you have found/bought on the internet

Copying someone’s paper or test

You and a friend each doing half an assignment and sharing

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Unintentional Plagiarism

Not having a Bibliography or Works Cited page Having an incomplete Bibliography or Works Cited page Not summarizing or paraphrasing properly

o Your writing is too much like the original sourceo You only changed a few words instead of using

key words and writing using your own voice

Avoiding Plagiarism

Most of your writing should be your own work

Use the sources you find to back up your original thoughts

Use a variety of sources

Do not overuse one source

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Avoiding PlagiarismParaphrase: Express the meaning using different words

Find key wordsChange the sentence structureUse your own “voice”

Summarize: Give a brief statement of the main points

Condense the informationUse paraphrasing hints

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Avoiding Plagiarism

Direct Quotes: Use the author’s exact words

Use quotation marksUse sparingly

Cite Your Sources: Create a Bibliography or Works Cited page Sources include books, online resources, interviews, graphics and media

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Is It Plagiarism?

Adapted from a PowerPointby Jill Markgraf,

Interim Head of ResearchUniversity of Wisconsin, Eau Claire

Source: Markgraf, Jill. “Is It Plagiarism.” University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, 2004. Accessed 25 January 2011. www.uwec.edu/markgrjs/plagiarism/ Plagiarism.ppt

Is It Plagiarism? #1

You read:“Copying information off the Internet and claiming it as original is considered plagiarism.”

From: Ostrander, Emilie. "Borrower Beware: Think Copying from the Internet Is an Easy Way..." Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL). Sept. 26 2002: n.p.

You write:

Copying information off the Internet and

claiming it as original is considered plagiarism.

YES! You need to use

quotes and to cite your source

Is it Plagiarism? #2You read:

"Stiff competition for grades has led to a rise in academic cheating. . . According to a study by the Josephson Institute of Ethics, 62 percent of high school students in the United States cheated on a test....Many students think that copying and cribbing are the only ways to get ahead.”

From: Fanning, Karen. "Is Honesty Still the Best Policy?." Junior Scholastic (Vol. 107, No. 17). 25 Apr. 2005: 8+.

You write:

Karen Fanning notes that kids in school do not think

they can be successful unless they plagiarize. One study showed that 62% of students cheat so they can

get better grades.

(Fanning, 2005)

No. As long as you have included the Junior

Scholastic article in your reference list, you have

properly cited your source.

Is it Plagiarism? #3

You read:“Copying someone's writing isn't any different from sneaking into another school, stealing a painting from the art room, and turning it in as your own work. It's not much different from copying someone else's answers on a math test, either.

From: Silvester, Niko. "Before you turn it in: how to avoid plagiarism." Writing! Nov.-Dec. 2004: 22+. Kids InfoBits. Web. 1 Oct. 2014.

You write:Just like copying your friend’s social studies assignment is dishonest, if you take another’s words and use them as your own writing, it is dishonest.

Yes! You must credit your

source if you paraphrase text.

Is it Plagiarism? #4

You read:

“Plagiarism is the act of presenting another person’s work or ideas as one’s own. For example, a student who copies words or ideas from a website or book without identifying the source has committed plagiarism. Plagiarism is regarded as morally wrong.”

From: Hicks, Joyce E. "Plagiarism." World Book Student. World Book, 2014.

You write:

Plagiarism is dishonest.

No. Commonly known facts or

ideas do not have to be cited (can you find this

information in at least five sources?)

Is it Plagiarism? #5

Pythagoras.

From: "Science, Math, and Technology." Early Peoples. World Book, 2013. Web. 3 Dec. 2013.

You find: Your title page:

PythagorasBy Iam Wonderful

Mr. Kinowit All

Yes! You need to credit

the source of images and other media as

well as text.

Is it Plagiarism?

When in doubt, cite it!

Avoid Plagiarism!

Follow these steps:Read the informationDecide which parts of your source are relevantWrite down keywordsParaphrase or summarizeUse direct quotes to emphasize important pointsWrite the information in your own words using your own voice