Is it plagiarism...?

Plagiarism is...

• using someone's ideas without giving them credit

• Not citing your sources

• copying and pasting information

• All of them

Is this plagiarism?

You do a google search and copy/paste the first results you find.

• Yes, it's plagiarism.

• No, it's not plagiarism.

Is this plagiarism?

You remember that you wrote an argumentative essay on the same topic for another class. You decide to reuse your essay, because it's your ideas and your work.

• Yes, this is plagiarism.

• No, this is not plagiarism.

Is this plagiarism?

You found a great source and copied a quote word-for-word in quotation marks. Then, you included an in-text citation with the author's name and a paragraph #.

• Yes, this is plagiarism.

• No, this is not plagiarism.

Is this plagiarism?

You search for an essay online, then copy / paste it to your own assignment to turn in.

• Yes, this is plagiarism.

• No, this is not plagiarism.

Is this plagiarism?

You find parts of articles / essays / information online and add them to your essay. You "change a few words" but don't bother to cite any sources.

• Yes, this is plagiarism.

• No, this is not plagiarism.

Is this plagiarism?

Your older cousin wrote an essay on the same topic last year. They give you permission to use their work as your own essay.

• Yes, this is plagiarism.

• No, this is not plagiarism.

Is this plagiarism?

You take a word-for-word quotation from a text and use quotation marks. But you don't mention the source or author.

• Yes, this is plagiarism.

• No, this is not plagiarism.

If you're not sure if your work has plagiarism...

• double-check that you cited all your sources and used quotation marks

• take your chances and hope your teacher doesn't notice

• say you didn't know because you didn't understand

• be responsible and check with your teacher just in case