Review of Plagiarism _Week 4

Information on the internet is automatically free for everyone to use.

True or False?

• True

• False

I found something online that says exactly what I want to say, so I decide to change two words and add it to my paper.

• This is plagiarism.

• This is okay.

Which of the following would be plagiarism?

• Copying someone else's work or ideas and passing it off as your's.

• Writing a story using a sentence starter given to you by your English teacher.

• Writing definitions in science class using the glossary.

• Writing a civics research paper and citing your sources.

"the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same."

• Plagiarism

• Copyright

• Bibliography

• Public Domain

There are 2 ways to avoid plagiarism. What are they? Pick 2 answers.

• Change the author's name

• Copy and paste

• Paraphrasing

• Citing (using citation)

Which of the following things DO NOT have to be cited or documented when writing a paper?

• Your own ideas

• Quotations or ideas directly quoted

• Facts, Information, and Data.

There are some steps in paraphrasing a resource.

Pick 3 of the options here.

• Read the text

• Explain ideas with your own words

• Refer back to the original text to make sure you have kept the idea the same but have used different words

• Rewrite the exact original text and claim as if it is your ideas

1. A balanced diet is one that provides the body with all the important and essential nutrients in order to function appropriately. (source: www.study.com)

2. Please paraphrase the definition of digestive system with your own words.

1. "The digestive system of the human body comprises a group of organs working together to convert food into energy for the body." (source: www.byjus.com)

2. Ryan used this resource for his science project. He does not want to change any words. So, he wrote like this:
   Based on www.byjus.com, the digestive system is a group of organs working together to convert food into energy for the body.

What method that he used to avoid plagiarism?

Pick 1 that describes you.

• This is my first time knowing that plagiarism is illegal. I will be more careful in getting resource for my assignments so that I do not violate other's ideas/works by giving the author proper credit.

• i have noticed that plagiarism exists, I just do not realized that copy-and-paste resources from the internet include as plagiarism. I will learn to paraphrase with my own words.

• I have understood well even before the lesson started and I have tried to avoid plagiarism in doing my assignments. I know plagiarism is bad even illegal, that is why I will not do that.