Plagiarism

Plagiarism

What is it? Why does it matter?

Poll

Is it okay to copy and paste information from the Internet?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Select

Direct quotes (text evidence) . . .

• have quotation marks

• are word for word

• have a citation at the end

  (author page)

Poll

It's okay to copy and paste notes from teaching materials.

• True

• False

Poll

It's okay to copy and paste text evidence if you use quotation marks and a MLA citation.

(author page)

• True

• False

Poll

Plagiarism is . . .

(check all that apply)

• copying someone else's ideas without giving credit

• stealing someone else's idea or work

• laziness

• not using proper MLA citations

Poll

Plagiarism is a serious offense.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Select

Possible consequences for getting caught plagiarizing.

(check all that apply)

• loss of credit on an assignment

• expulsion from a school like a college

• being fired from a job

• getting no credit for a course or class

Multiple Choice

The primary reason to cite your sources is to avoid what?

• A lawsuit

• Plagiarism

• A failing grade

• Confusion

Multiple Choice

Plagiarism is wrong because it deprives someone else of due credit for their work.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Plagiarism and cheating are the same thing.

• Not really
• Sometimes
• I don't know
• Always!

Multiple Choice

Material on the Web is free for anyone to use.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Signal phrases provide information or context for a quotation.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Another name for a quotation (text evidence) with an MLA Citation is an "in-text" citation.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

To paraphrase correctly, use signal words, use your own words, and use an MLA or in-text citation.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Summarizing retells the main point of an article and uses an MLA or in-text citation.

• True

• False