Plagiarism

What is Plagiarism (Check all that Apply)

• Stealing/Theft

• Changing a few words or borrowing an idea from someone else

• An Act of Fraud

• Using material without crediting the source or citing a source incorrectly

• Unethical Behavior

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What are some consequences of plagiarism? (Check all that apply)

• Monetary Loss

• Loss of Employment (Job)

• Legal Repercussions

• Tarnished Reputation

• Suspension or Expulsion from School

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Paraphrasing properly is to:

• summarize the text in your own words and cite it

• Use only the idea without citing it

• Put quotation marks around the text and cite it

• Change a few words to make it your own and cite it

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

You re-use paragraphs from a paper you wrote last semester and put it into a new assignment, and you don't cite it because it's your own work. Is this plagiarism?

• No, it is not plagiarism

• Yes, it is self-plagiarism

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Say you found two papers about the same research: Paper A is the original finding; Paper B is an analysis that references Paper A. You use a section of the analysis from Paper B. Which paper do you cite?

• Paper A

• Paper B

• Both

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

For an individual class assignment, Chi and Juan decide to collaborate. Chi compiles research notes, Juan identifies the main findings, and both write their own original research papers. Is this:

• Unethical collaboration

• Plagiarism

• Unethical collaboration and plagiarism

• Acceptable collaboration

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

It is 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?

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A source doesn’t need to be cited if it’s collaboratively written on the web like Wikipedia.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

You want to use a photograph taken by someone else in your project. If you use a graphics program to change the photograph you do not need to seek permission from the original creator.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9