PLAGIARISM

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PLAGIARISM

• What you need to know!

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Why are we studying this?

• to help you know what plagiarism is
• how to avoid doing it.

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CONSEQUENCES

• Prince of Wales is quite clear on what the
  consequences are if you are caught
  plagiarising.
• You will receive zero for the assignment
• A meeting with the administration and your
  guardians will also occur.

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You will not be eligible for

• - Passport to Education
• - Honour Roll
• - Grade 12 scholarships

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DEFINITION

• Any words or ideas of another person that were
  used without the proper acknowledgement is
  plagiarism.

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• You should be proud of the work you produce.
  Know that when you plagiarise that you devalue
  your accomplishments.

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There are two types I) OBVIOUS
II) NOT SO OBVIOUS
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I - OBVIOUS Complete and Near Complete
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You have Complete Plagairism when

• An entire essay is copied
• You obtain it on the internet
• You use a portion of a chapter in a book
• You hand in another students work
• You submit the same work, even if yours, for
  two different classes

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You have Near Complete Plagairism when

• You lift large portions of material and
  present it as
• your own

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• NOT SO OBVIOUS Patchwork, Lazy andSelf
  Plagiarism
• This type of plagiarism is caused due to lack of
  self confidence in your own work, poor time
  management or not knowing proper citation methods.

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• You have Patchwork Plagiarism when
• Lifting ideas, phrases, sentences, and
  stitching it together into a project.

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You have Lazy Plagiarism when

• You take sloppy notes
• Do bad research
• Forget or not know how to cite passages
• Direct quotes (___) are needed for passages

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You have Self Plagiarism when

• You use previous work
• Adapt previous work
• Update previous work

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REMEMBER There is no number of words that you
can change that will magically make it okay.
BUT you can always work harder to make it
acceptable to hand in.
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HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISMIF you do the following
you will limit your risk of plagiarism

• Have good research and documentation habits
• If you have any doubts check with your
  teacher

If you have to ask if it is plagiarism, it
probably is.
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Ask yourself Is this entirely my own? Is it
rough paraphrasing of my own ideas? If no to
either question cite passages and acknowledge the
author!
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AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
A) RESEARCH Your information comes from many
sources.
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AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
A) RESEARCH You have many of your own ideas
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AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
A) RESEARCH You keep all your sources organized
(this includes page s, author and other info.)
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AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
A) RESEARCH
Distinguish carefully the ideas you came up with
vs. those of an author
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AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
A) RESEARCH Highlight (have some type of coding
system) for those direct quotes you used
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AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
A) RESEARCH Have notes from your sources
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AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
B) WRITING Create an original order to present
you information. Do not copy the pattern that
you found in a book.
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AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
B) WRITING Make clear choices in whether
quoting or using the idea and stating it in your
own words.
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AVOIDING PLAGIARISM

• WRITING
• Dont paraphrase or make only cosmetic changes
• (Have you just made it look different?)

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AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
B) WRITING- Read your first draft - highlight
the portions you cited - check to make sure
that there is a lot of your ideas in the
project
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AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
Your name is going on the project it should be
your ideas!
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AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
C) CITATIONS You must know what style the teacher
wants you to use! ASK which style. Check out the
PW website for more information on styles.
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There is nothing that cannot be cited. This
includes personal conversations, recordings, CD
Roms, telephone interviews or even emails.
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Citations provide a check to where you found your
information and allow you to get more information
from your sources if you want to!
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Always create a system to your note taking and
quotes. Some ideas are
Put quotes on index cards Highlight with a
highlighter Grouping direct quotes ideas
together In your notes, quotes should have refs
and page numbers
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REMEMBER that the internet is only a tool.
You should never rely on it entirely to do your
research. For accurate information on the
internet look at the source!
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EXAMPLES of PLAGIARISM OR NOT ???
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George Brown, leader of the Clear Grits, was
known as a hot-tempered giant of a Scotsman. His
violent outbursts against Canadiens, Catholics
and Conservatives had deeply divided colonial
politics during the 1850s and early 1860s. He
seemed an unlikely leader to offer a solution to
the political deadlock in Canada. Yet that is
exactly what George Brown did (Bowers and Garrod,
1987, 83).
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1) George Brown, was leader of the Clear Grits.
He was a large, Scottish man that had a bad
temper. His furious verbal explosions against
Canadiens, Catholics and Conservatives had
seriously divided colonial politics during the
1850s and early 1860s. He appeared a surprising
leader to present a solution to the political
deadlock in Canada. But that is precisely what he
did.
(Words changed on using a thesaurus and a few
words changed)
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2) George Brown was known as a hot-tempered
Scotsman. His violent outbursts against
Canadiens, Catholics and Conservatives had deeply
divided colonial politics during the 1850s and
early 1860s. He seemed an unlikely leader to
offer a solution to the political deadlock in
Canada. Yet that is exactly what George Brown as
leader of the Clear Grits.
(Changing sentences order)
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3) George Brown, leader of the Clear Grits,
offered a solution to the political deadlock in
Canada. Though he seemed an unlikely leader do to
his because of his violent outbursts against
Canadiens, Catholics and Conservatives. His had
deeply divided colonial politics during the 1850s
and early 1860s.
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4) In the mid-nineteenth century British North
America was in a difficult period of time. Each
government continued to collapse because there
was no government with a majority. Then George
Brown, the hot-tempered giant of a Scotsman,
who was leader of the Clear Grits suggested a
solution. He would join with the Conservatives
(his hated enemy). This was a surprise because
it was well known that he had a great dislike of
the Canadiens, Catholics and the Conservatives.
(Needs to be cited)
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5) In the mid-nineteenth century British North
America was at an impasse. Coalition governments
had yet to be successful for any period of time.
It was not until George Brown the Scottish leader
of the Clear Grits volunteered to settle the
deadlock by setting aside past conflicts with
other parties. This led to the Great Coalition
and the Confederation of Canada.
(Acceptable)
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How to write a citation entry
George Brown was leader of the Clear Grits
(Bowers, V. and Stan Garrod, 1987, 83).
According to Bowers and Garrod George was the
leader of the Clear Grits.
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