Plagiarism and Paraphrasing

Why should you close a book before paraphrasing a passage it contains?

• To make sure you're not just copying what you read

• In order to add your own thoughts and ideas to the passage

• To test yourself on how well you remember the passage

• Because paraphrasing with an open book is a form of cheating

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What might happen if you paraphrase without carefully reading the material first?

• You may wind up paraphrasing from a completely different source

• You may wind up quoting directly from the material you've read

• You may wind up with a more creative interpretation of the material you've read

• you may not gain a full understanding of the passage you're trying to paraphrase.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What should you do after you have written a paraphrase?

• Close the book you were copying from.

• Check your paraphrase against the original material

• write three questions based on the passage

• enclose your paraphrase in quotation marks

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the best synonym for "paraphrase?"

• Restate

• Copy

• Plagiarize

• Invent

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

When should you use quotation marks?

• When you have used words or phrases that are unique to the original material.

• When you want to remember a particular piece of information

• When you are not sure if what the author is saying is correct

• When you want to offer your own opinion on a text

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the difference between paraphrasing and plagiarizing? Choose the best answer

• Paraphrasing is stating someone else's idea in your own words; plagiarizing is claiming someone else's idea as your own

• Paraphrasing is copying someone else's idea; plagiarizing is stating someone else's idea in your own words

• Paraphrasiing involves coming up with original ideas; plagiarizing involves borrowing someone else's ideas

• Paraphrasing involves borrowing someone else's ideas; plagiarizing involves coming up with original ideas

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What might happen if you plagiarize someone else's work in a school assignment?

• The person you plagiarized from will sue you in court

• Nothing will happen as long as your paper contains a bibliography

• Your teacher will praise you for integrating other people's ideas into your work

• You'll get into trouble with your teacher for academic theft.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What's a good way to avoid accidentally plagiarizing when you're trying to paraphrase?

• Make sure you don't include a bibliography at the end of your essay or report

• Don't use sources like books or articles when you're writing an essay or report

• Write down the sources of the works you'r paraphrasing from

• put everything you write into quotation marks

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
Dragonflies have six legs, but they can’t walk. 

• Dragonflies have six legs but cannot walk, and I think that this is odd.
• Dragonflies have six legs.
• Although Dragonflies have six legs, they cannot walk at all.
•  Even though they have six legs, dragonflies can’t walk. 

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is a citation?

• a listing of author, publisher, date, etc. from the source used

• I don't know

• an answer to a question

• a paragraph in an article

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9