The Perils of Plagiarism

The Perils of Plagarism

What is it and how can I avoid it?

Open Ended

What is plagiarism? What do you already think you know?

Plagiarism is using someone else’s ideas or words without giving them proper credit. 

Plagiarism can range from unintentional (forgetting to include a source in a bibliography) to intentional (buying a paper online, using another writer’s ideas as your own to make your work sound smarter). 

Multiple Choice

You can avoid plagiarism by directly quoting all of your sources.

• FALSE - this is called "Wholly Quoted" plagiarism. Your writing must include your own ideas.

• TRUE - you don't need to include original ideas in your writing.

Multiple Select

Select all potential consequences for plagarising:

• Failing an assignment

• Failing a class

• Detention, suspension, expulsion

• Losing a job

• Losing credibility- or even your reputation

Open Ended

What are writing strategies you can use to avoid plagiarism in your own writing?

The three writing strategies are:

• Summarizing

• Paraphrasing

• Directly Quoting

Open Ended

Why do you think that plagiarism is considered to be such a serious offense?

What do you think are the most important reasons to avoid plagiarism?