Plagiarism 101

"What you preconceive ...

I reconceive."

Poll

Have you ever plagiarized?

• Yes

• No

Plagiarism

What really constitutes plagiarism?

Open Ended

Write a quick definition (in your own words) for plagiarism!

There are 6 types of plagiarism...

• brain child snatchers:

• one-sided collaboration:

• wild goose chase:

• synonym switch-a-roo:

• variations on a smokescreen:

• wholly quotable: 

Open Ended

"Variations on a smokescreen" and "synonym switcheroo" are similar- Make a prediction about what these two plagiarism terms might mean:

Multiple Choice

Make a prediction about what the plagiarism term "wholly quotable" means:

• A student cites the quotes, paraphrases and summarizes, but does not use correct names and titles. The student simply makes up the citation information.

• A student copies and pastes information from a source or multiple sources either from the internet or print source. No credit is given to the sources and no original ideas are present.

• The student writes a paper that is entirely made up of quotes (which may be cited), but now original ideas are present.

• A student uses a paper previously written for another class and submits it for another.

Multiple Choice

Make a prediction about what the plagiarism term "wild goose chase" means:

• A student cites the quotes, paraphrases and summarizes, but does not use correct names and titles. The student simply makes up the citation information.

• A student copies and pastes information from a source or multiple sources either from the internet or print source. No credit is given to the sources and no original ideas are present.

• The student writes a paper that is entirely made up of quotes (which may be cited), but now original ideas are present.

• A student uses a paper previously written for another class and submits it for another.

Multiple Choice

Make a prediction about what the plagiarism term "brainchild snatcher" means:

• A student cites the quotes, paraphrases and summarizes, but does not use correct names and titles. The student simply makes up the citation information.

• A student copies and pastes information from a source or multiple sources either from the internet or print source. No credit is given to the sources and no original ideas are present.

• The student writes a paper that is entirely made up of quotes (which may be cited), but now original ideas are present.

• A student uses a paper previously written for another class and submits it for another.

Multiple Choice

Make a prediction about what the plagiarism term "one-sided collaboration" means:

• A student cites the quotes, paraphrases and summarizes, but does not use correct names and titles. The student simply makes up the citation information.

• A student copies and pastes information from a source or multiple sources either from the internet or print source. No credit is given to the sources and no original ideas are present.

• The student writes a paper that is entirely made up of quotes (which may be cited), but now original ideas are present.

• A student uses a paper previously written for another class and submits it for another.

Multiple Choice

Renee, the daughter of a U.S. DPI secret agent, procrastinated all semester and started her creative writing project the night before. Renee looked up a random poet online and copied and pasted her poems into her project, claiming them as her own original poems. Renee engaged in the most egregious form of plagiarism, according to the DPI.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Lee forgets to write down the details regarding the online sources, interview subjects, and other information she used as she gathered information for her blog about the DPI’S Most Wanted Plagiarists. Running out of time, Lee decides to fabricate the entire works cited section at the end of the blog post. What type of plagiarism did she commit?

• Brain Child Snatcher

• One-Sided Collaboration

• Wild Goose Chase

• The Old Synonym Switcheroo

Multiple Choice

In her conspiracy theory project claiming that alien possession is the cause of plagiarism in American high schools, Mary weaves together quote after quote from properly cited outside sources. Has she committed plagiarism?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Suppose that in the previous example Mary had included no quotes, but she had paraphrased almost every line in the paper and properly cited it. Would this also be considered plagiarism?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Trudi takes a properly cited paper that she wrote two years ago for an anthropology course, changes the date in the heading, and turns it in for a history course.

• One-sided Collaboration

• Variations on a Smokescreen

• Wholly Quotable

• She didn’t commit plagiarism since she wrote the original paper

Discussion

Why do you think that plagiarism is considered to be such a serious offense in the academic community? What do you think are the most important reasons to avoid plagiarism? Where do we see plagiarsim outside of school?

Independent Assignment:

Go to the classroom and click on the google form titled "Girl Talk: Is it plagiarizing?"