Is it plagiarism...?

Plagiarism is...

• using someone's ideas without giving them credit

• Not citing your sources

• copying and pasting information

• All of them

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9