Plagiarism

Plagiarism is using the ideas and words of someone else as my own work without citing the original work.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If I download something from the Internet and change a few words and phrases, I can use that information as my own for class assignments.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If I find a newspaper article on the Internet, I can use it in my work without reference because it is in an electronic form.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

It is actually getting very easy for someone else to do an electronic search to find the sources of information I used from the Internet.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If someone said something in a lecture or on TV, I don’t have to cite it because it is not written.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

It is acceptable to use text from Wikipedia in my paper without citation because it is anonymously edited, and it is difficult or impossible to find the author.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Paraphrasing is rewording someone else’s ideas or facts. It is acceptable to paraphrase in a paper as long as the source is cited.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If an article is anonymously written it still must be cited.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Paraphrasing information from the Internet and using it as my own work without citation is considered plagiarism.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If I am unsure about how to cite a source, I should consult a style manual to find the correct citation style.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9