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What is Plagiarism Plagiarism: Self-Plagiarism: Presenting the words, ideas, images, sounds, or the creative expression of others as your own Self-Plagiarism: Reusing your own work for another class without the permission of the teacher Using a book you have already read for a class http://www2.webster.edu/~barrettb/materials/plagiarism.htm

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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 http://tutorials.sjlibrary.org

Unintentional Plagiarism Not having a Bibliography or Works Cited page Having an incomplete Bibliography or Works Cited page Not summarizing or paraphrasing properly Your writing is too much like the original source 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 http://freshtutorial.com

Avoiding Plagiarism Paraphrase: Express the meaning using different words Find key words Change the sentence structure Use your own “voice” Summarize: Give a brief statement of the main points Condense the information Use paraphrasing hints devcentral.f5.com

Avoiding Plagiarism Direct Quotes: Use the author’s exact words Use quotation marks Use sparingly Cite Your Sources: Create a Bibliography or Works Cited page Sources include books, online resources, interviews, graphics and media www.quotations.com

Is It Plagiarism? Adapted from a PowerPoint by Jill Markgraf, Interim Head of Research University 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 write: You read: Copying information off the Internet and claiming it as original is considered plagiarism. 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 need to use quotes and to cite your source YES! You need to use quotes and to cite your source

Is it Plagiarism? #2 You read: You write: "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: You write: “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.

You must credit your source if you paraphrase text. Yes! You must credit your source if you paraphrase text.

Is it Plagiarism? #4 You read: You write: Plagiarism is “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 You find: Your title page: Pythagoras. Pythagoras From: "Science, Math, and Technology." Early Peoples. World Book, 2013. Web. 3 Dec. 2013. Pythagoras By 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!

Follow these steps: Avoid Plagiarism! Read the information Decide which parts of your source are relevant Write down keywords Paraphrase or summarize Use direct quotes to emphasize important points Write the information in your own words using your own voice