Plagiarism

You read something online, copy it, and change a few words and replace them with your own. So, you need not cite the original author.

• True

• False

You submitted a paper last year, and got a good grade. It's ok to submit the same paper to a different teacher this year, for a different assignment.

• True

• False

You purchase a completely written paper online, that properly cites all the sources used in the paper. Is this plagiarism?

• Yes

• No

You are in a hurry to finish a paper and turn it in before it is marked late. You copy, word for word, parts of an article you read online, but you DO properly cite the source. Is this plagiarism?

• Yes

• No

You're working with a classmate. She's really strong in writing papers, you're really strong in math. You agree to to do her math homework, and she agrees to let you copy parts of her book report.

• You're both plagiarizing.

• Only she is plagiarizing.

• Only you are plagiarizing.

• Neither of you are plagiarizing.

You interview your grandparent for a paper, use proper quotes and cite him, and then write the rest of your paper using the stories he told you as the theme for what you are writing about.

Is this plagiarism?

• Yes

• No

If I reword the original text into my own words, I don’t need to cite the author.

• Yes

• No

 

I only have to cite sources of things I read online.

• True

• False

 

It's not hard for a teacher to check if I have plagiarized something.

• True

• False

 

If I get caught plagiarizing, I could face:

• Failing the assignment

• Failing the class

• Getting suspended from school

• Getting expelled from school

• All of the above