Title: Plagiarism is using someone else
1What is Plagiarism?
- Plagiarism is using someone elses words, ideas
or images as your own. - Plagiarism is dishonest, unethical, and illegal!
2Intentional vs. Unintentional Plagiarism
- Copying a friends work
- Buying or borrowing papers
- Cutting and pasting text from sources without
giving credit - Borrowing media without giving credit
- Publishing on the web without the permission of
the original creators
- Using minimal or careless paraphrasing
- Failing to document or cite properly
- Quoting excessively
- Failing to use your own voice to present
information or ideas
3Consequences
- ZERO credit for work if intentional re-do for
partial credit if unintentional. - Parents will be notified
- Referral to administration
- Note on permanent student record
- Suspension from school activities including
sports, clubs, field trips, extra-curriculars,
etc.
4Whats the point?
- Honesty, of course.
- Practice. Keeping track of your sources of
information will ALWAYS be a part of research
writing. - Understanding. Citing interconnects your ideas
with the ideas of others in a system that an
educated reader can understand.
5Feb 3
- 6th and 8th skipped the next three slides.
- 8th did not copy the how to avoid slide.
- 8th did copy the signal phrase part.
- Not use if 6th copied the signal phrase part.
- 2nd stopped on the previous slide they did not
finish their paraphrase. We started doing
Baileys paraphrase for 6th. We did not go over
a paraphrase for 3rd.
6How it Works for a Reader in-text
- Reader sees some interesting info.
- Reader sees the name of the writer or the name of
the article that provided the info right there
next to the info. - Reader is impressedthe writer of this paper
isnt just making up stuff like some
nine-year-old blogger! The writer did some
research!
7How it Works for the Reader
- The reader is so impressed with the info in the
paper, but he thinks, Wait a minute! Maybe this
writer just made up this stuff, including the
source! What a jerk!
- The reader is so interested. This stuff about
prison in the Civil War is fascinating. He wants
to know more!
8How it Works for the ReaderWorks Cited
- The reader looks at the information in
parentheses, something like (Antebellum) or
(Andersonville) - The reader looks at the Works Cited page and
finds the entry Antebellum Fashion or
Andersonville Prison and the website address.
He finds the original articles. - The reader is so pleased! He doesnt think the
writer is a jerk at all anymore.
9How to Avoid Plagiarism
- DONT copy word for word, or copy and paste.
- DONT print someone elses work directly (and
turn in as your own work). - DONT copy from other students.
- DO keep track of sources.
- DO take notes and paraphrase!
10Always leave a trail
- Use signal phrases to introduce information from
a source and include a citation at the end of the
sentence or sentence part. - Signal phrase a phrase naming the author or
giving the title of a source or both. - Example According to Sylvia Meander, students
often lose focus during a lecture (15).
11Problems and Solutions
- I dont have an author.
- I dont have a page number to put in parentheses.
- I keep putting the same thing in parentheses over
and over. - I cant put it in my own words.
- Give the title of the source.
- Provide a short form of the title of the source.
- Remember, the point is to leave a trail.
Sometimes you dont have to repeat over and over.
Youll see. - Using specific names and numbers is fine.
Otherwise, you better try harder.
12Practice
- More than 300 books and dozens of films and TV
programmes have named in excess of 100 different
men, often on the flimsiest of evidence, as the
serial murderer who slashed the throats of five
women who he then disembowelled, bringing terror
to the gas lit streets of Whitechapel. - Article by David Paul
13The Rules
- Always put quotation marks around any words that
you take directly from a source. - Always use in-text citations when you present
information. - Always include a properly formatted Works Cited
page at the end of your document.
14Be Careful!
- Dont put sources on your Works Cited page if you
dont actually use them in your paper.
15Be Careful!
- Always check your paraphrase against your source
so you dont plagiarise accidentally.
16Paraphrasing
- Reading a passage, learning what it means, and
retelling it in your own voice or words. - Always give credit to the source.
17Use Common Knowledge
- Info that is known to many people (George
Washington was the first president. McCain and
Obama ran for president in the 2008 Presidential
Election.) - You do NOT need to cite Common Knowledge! ?
18How-To
19Why Cite Online Sources?
- Find source again to check information
- Acknowledge your sources for ethical reasons
Remember If you could find it, so can your
teacher!
20Citing Online Sources Web Pages
- Authors last name, first name (if available)
- Web page titlein quotes
- Date Retrieved Day, Month, Year
- Main Page Title (If Available)
- URL Web Site Address
- Date Published or Revised Day, Month, Year (if
available)
Required!
It is OK to not memorize this list, but you need
to be familiar with it and know how to find it so
you can refer to it when necessary!
21Citing Online Sources Images
- Description of title of image
- Label Online Image
- Available at URL (copy and paste from web
page)
Images include any type of graphic, picture, map,
or photo!
Required!
22Citation Machine
- An easy way to cite sources accurately!
- Visit the Citation Machine site.
- Visit Easybib site.
- Use MLA format.
- Be warnedoccasionally these handy citation
helpers goof. Ask me if you are unsure.
23Resources
- Kagan, Jocelyn, and Susan Victor. "Plagiarism
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