Paraphrasing vs Plagiarism

Plagiarism, Paraphrasing & Citations

Let's review!

• We learned about plagiarism, paraphrasing and citations at the beginning of the year.

• Let's review these topics because we will complete a research project next week.

What is plagiarism?

• STEP 1: Watch the video on the next slide that shows an example about plagiarism.

• STEP 2: Answer questions about plagiarism after the video!

Multiple Select

What is plagiarism?

Choose TWO (2).

• stealing someone else's words or ideas

• taking ideas from somewhere without giving credit

• coming up with your own ideas

• doing research about a topic

Multiple Choice

What does the word plagiarize mean?

• to steal

• to see

• to create

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: Plagiarism and cheating are the same thing.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Why do people plagiarize?

• STEP 1: Listen to the audio on the next slide about why people plagiarize.

• STEP 2: While listening to the audio, choose THREE (3) reasons why people plagiarize.

  _{NOTE: You can listen to the audio as many times as you like.}

Multiple Select

Why do people plagiarize?

While listening to the audio, choose THREE (3) reasons why people plagiarize.

_{NOTE: You can listen to the audio more than once.}

• Students think other's people work is better than theirs.

• It's fun to steal other people's ideas.

• Students can be lazy.

• Teachers don't mind if we plagiarize.

• Students wait until the last minute.

Types of Plagiarism & How to Avoid It

• STEP 1: Watch the video on the next slide that shows types of plagiarism and how you can avoid it.

• STEP 2: Answer questions after the video!

Multiple Choice

Which of the following IS NOT a type of plagiarism?

_{NOTE: You can go back (<--) and watch the video again if you need to.}

• Having someone do your work, but saying it's your own

• Giving credit to other people's work.

• Using other people's work without giving them credit.

• Using your work again, but turning it in as if it's new.

Multiple Choice

OKAY or NOT OKAY? Levent changed a few words in the sentence he copied for his report on bats. He decided he did not have to give credit to the original author.

• OKAY

• NOT OKAY

Multiple Choice

OKAY or NOT OKAY? Can wrote a book report in 5th grade. Now he is in 6th grade, and wants to reuse this report for another class.

• OKAY

• NOT OKAY

Multiple Choice

OKAY or NOT OKAY? Eda is getting ideas for her pyramid project from a website. She takes notes and lists the website name and information in her project when she turns it in.

• OKAY

• NOT OKAY

Let's summarize how we can avoid plagiarism.

According to the video that you just watched, you can:

1. Create a bibliography* and give credit for other people's work.

*NOTE: a bibliography is a list of sources you make when you research

2. Plan ahead and don't wait until the last minute!

3. DO YOUR OWN WORK!

Multiple Select

How can you avoid plagiarism?

Choose THREE (3).

• Wait until the last minute to research.

• Make a list of your sources.

• Plan ahead.

• Only give credit when you feel like it.

• Do your own work!

Well...

how can I give credit?

• STEP 1: Watch the video on the next slide that shows how you can give credit.

• STEP 2: Answer questions after the video!

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: It's okay to use information from other sources as long as you share where you found the information.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

A citation shows _____.

• where you originally found your information

• a summary of your research

Multiple Select

What do citations include?

Choose THREE (3).

• the author

  (who wrote the original information)

• the title

  (if it's a book or article)

• your teacher's name

• the date

  (that you read that information)

• the name of your school library

Multiple Choice

When are you allowed to use the words or ideas of other people without giving them credit?

• Once

• Sometimes

• Never

Multiple Choice

Bonus Question : )

What is "a list of the books or sources you make when you do research"?

• Bibliography

• Plagiarism

• Paraphrasing

What is quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing?

• STEP 1: Watch the video on the differences between quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing.

• STEP 2: Answer questions after the video!

Let's Summarize!

What is Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing?

1. QUOTING is when you use someone’s else words EXACTLY and put it in quotation marks: “_____”

2. PARAPHRASING is when you use your own words without changing the meaning of what you read. It is more detailed.

3. SUMMARIZING is when you use your own words to talk about the main ideas of a text. It is shorter than paraphrasing

Multiple Choice

What does paraphrase mean?

• It's when you use your own words to say something that another person has said or written.

• It's when you copy information directly into your paper using quotes ("___").

Multiple Choice

What does quoting mean?

• It's when you copy a source without giving credit.

• It's when you copy information directly into your paper using quotes ("___").

Multiple Choice

Whether you are paraphrasing, summarizing, or quoting, you should ALWAYS ______.

• keep most of the same words

• cite the source

• use quotation marks

Multiple Choice

Bonus Question : )

TRUE or FALSE: Paraphrasing shows that you understand the text because you can put it in your words.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Let's practice paraphrasing!

• You will be use paraphrasing next week while completing a research project.

• Read each phrase or sentence and choose the best way to paraphrase it.

Multiple Choice

What's the best way to paraphrase the following phrase?

a wonderful aroma

• a lovely smell

• a wonderful odor

• a wonderful aroma

Multiple Choice

What's the best way to paraphrase the following phrase?

beside my father

• next to my dad

• beside my father

• beside the man

Multiple Choice

What's the best way to paraphrase the following sentence?

There are far more people who watch movies than people who read books.

• There are more people who watch movies than people who read books.

• Film is a lot more popular than books.

Multiple Choice

What's the best way to paraphrase the following sentence?

Didem stopped doing judo because she doesn’t have time to do it.

• Didem stopped going to judo because she has so much homework.

• Didem had to quit judo because she is very busy.

Multiple Choice

What's the best way to paraphrase the following sentence?

Beren never enjoys watching movies.

• Beren never enjoys going to the cinema.

• Beren is not interested in watching movies.