PLAGIARISM

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PLAGIARISM What do YOU know about it???
Deland High School Media Center
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• Deland High School
• Media Center
• Mrs. K. Bailey Media Specialist
• Mrs. E. Opisso Media Specialist2007For use
  at high school level only.

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Lets look into the situation!

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Plagiarism is.....
According to the Merriam-Webster Online
Dictionary (http//www.m-w.com/dictionary/plagiar
izing) plagiarize means.... to steal and pass
off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
use (another's production) without crediting
the source.Or... to commit literary theft -
present as new and original an idea or product
derived from an existing source.
Its stealing!!!
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Plagiarizing can result in students receiving
an F or zero for their assignment. A
referral may be written. At the college level,
students have been suspended or even expelled
from the college or university for
plagiarizing!!!
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• The most important reason to not plagiarize is
  that it robs YOU of refining your research and
  thinking skills!
• Today... learning to effectively search for
  information is a LIFE SKILL!!!
• You plagiarize... YOU LOSE!

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I heard its not plagiarism if the person who
wrote it is already dead. Is that right???
WRONG! Dead or alive... I must be credited with
what I created!
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Hey... I paraphrased! I read several sources...
and put it all into my own words! Is that OK???
Thats GOOD! Its exactly what you SHOULD do!
However... paraphrasing still requires a
citation! You still give credit to the book,
person, web site, etc., where you got the
information!

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• Make sure you realize... that paraphrasing is
  MORE than just changing a few words around in the
  sentence!

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• Purdue University Online Writing Lab suggests
  steps to effective paraphrasing...

• Read... and reread the original passage until
  you understand its full meaning.

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http//owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_
paraphr.html
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Set the original aside, or move away from the
computer... and write your paraphrase WITHOUT
the original page!
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Dont forget to check your version with the
original to make sure that you have been accurate!
I did a good job!
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Use quotation marks to identify any unique term
or phrase you borrowed exactly from the source.

• Four score and seven years ago...
• THEN.... Make sure that you CITE your source!

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To cite your source... use Citation
Machine!www.citationmachine.net We use MLA
format! Click on it!
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At DHS we use MLA format! MLA Modern Language
Association
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No... You cant turn in someone elses research
paper, artwork, PowerPoint, etc... even IF they
give you permission!
You KNOW what is right! Think... and make a
SMART CHOICE!
The Plagiarism Handbook by Roger A. Harris,
http//www.pyrczak.com/antiplagiarism/cartoons.htm
Permission granted to use cartoon in school
situation.
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What about pictures on the web???Some places say
FREE clipart!
The word FREE means that you dont have to pay
money to use it. However.... you must give
credit to the location of any pictures
and/clipart found on the web.
If you use it.... CITE IT!
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FOR MORE INFORMATION OWL, Online Writing Lab,
Purdue University, Research and Documenting
Sources, http//owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/r
esearch. This site contains explanations and
examples of many aspects of writing a
paper. Plagiarism Sites, English Department,
Jacksonville State University, Alabama,
http//www.jsu.edu/depart/english/treed/plagiarism
.html. A compiled list of sites dealing with
plagiarism.
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Works Cited "Paraphrase Write it in Your Own
Words." OWL Online Writing Lab. Purdue
University. 1 Feb 2007 edu/ handouts/research/r_paraphr.html. "The
Plagiarism Handbook." Pyrczak Publishing. 22 Feb
2007 oons.htm. "Plagiarize." Merriam-Webster Online.
1 Feb 2007 rizing. "Son of Citation Machine." Son of
Citation Machine. 1 Feb 2007 machine.net.
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You KNOW what is right! Think... and make a
WISE CHOICE!
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