Plagiarism

What is Plagiarism?

• Borrowing someone else's words,  ideas, or works to help make your point.
• Presenting the words, ideas, or works of others and claiming them as your own.
• Using the words, ideas, or works of others to support your argument.
• Shoplifiting. 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What is a DIRECT QUOTE?

• Using the author's exact words.
• Only using someone else's words.
• Using the most important facts from an article.
• Putting something into your own words.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Putting someone's words into your own words is known as

• Quoting
• Summarizing
• Paraphrasing
• Copying

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Is it acceptable to copy-and-paste a sentence written by someone else into your paper and simply add quotation marks around it?

•  Yes, that shows it is not original text
• No, that is an incomplete citation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Is it necessary to cite information that is common knowledge or widely accessible, like historical information or popular scientific information, e.g. 70% of the earth is covered in water?

• Yes
• No

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

What can you do to avoid plagiarism?

• Cite your source at the end of a sentence
• Reference and rephrase others work
• Use quotation marks
• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If you put the information in your own words, so you still have to cite it?

• Yes
• No

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

You ask another student to write your paper for you, and you write your name at the top.

• This is plagiarism
• This is NOT plagiarism

Citing sources is an effective way to avoid plagiarism

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

In a source citation, the ____________ comes first.

• page number
• date
• author
• name of website

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B