Plagiarism

Plagiarism:

The Copy, The Paste, and The Ugly

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I think plagiarism is.......

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Plagiarism exists in:

• Schools/Education

• Art and Music

• Movies and TV shows

• Inventions and Ideas

• Computers and Business

According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, to "plagiarize" means:

• to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own

• to use (another's production) without crediting the source

• to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source

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• In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else's work and lying about it afterward.

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to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own is:

• copy and paste a section of a search from online to answer a Discussion Question in the Chat, and say it was your answer.

• a friend has an idea for a new app, and you take it and make money from it without permission

• you forgot to write your essay for class, so you find one online and copy and paste it to a Word Document and submit it as yours

• Taylor Swift writes a song, and you copy and paste the lyrics to a special friend, they ask you did you write it, and you say "No, it was Taylor Swift."

In Text Citations

• have "quoted material"

• tell the Title of the Work copied

• Tell the Publisher

• City, State

• and Year Published

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Extra Credit: What is self-plagiarism?

• when you re-submit the same essay or work you created previously without permission from your teacher

• when you plagiarize Taylor Swift and you are Katy Perry

• when you plagiarize selfies from other more good looking people

• when you steal your own money and ideas from yourself and your own brain

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How to avoid plagiarism:

• When you have doubts: Give credit to where you found your information with a citation

• Don't wait (procrastinate) on your essays until the last minute

• Ask questions when things are difficult to understand so you don't feel the pressure to copy and paste another's work

• plan ahead and prioritize assignments