LJHS Cheating & Plagiarism

“I’m copying my friend’s Chemistry homework in English class. This is NOT cheating since I’m not copying the English homework.”

• True, it's not cheating because it's not the English homework
• False, it's still cheating regardless of the subject
• True, it's only cheating if you copy the same subject's homework
• False, it's not cheating because you're learning from your friend

"I use Google Translate to manipulate information for my report on an endangered species, the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. I find a website with the required content, translate it from English to German, then to French, and back to English. After adding, subtracting, deleting, or moving text, I claim the report as my own. This is NOT cheating."

• True
• False
• It depends on the context
• I don't know

“Instead of reading the book for English class, I looked at a ‘study guide’ and read it so that I can do well on the quizzes and the teacher will think that I have read. This is cheating.”

• True, this is cheating because it's not an honest representation of your knowledge from reading the book

• False, this is not cheating because you are still learning the material

• False, this is not cheating because you are using available resources

• False, this is not cheating because the teacher didn't specifically say you couldn't use a study guide

"I access a friend's Google Doc for a lab report, using a paraphrase website to modify the content, add data, and claim it as my own. This is cheating."

• Yes, this is cheating
• No, this is not cheating
• This is only cheating if you get caught
• This is not cheating if you add your own data

“It’s okay if I use information from the encyclopedia in my research paper because I made sure to use quotes and in-text citations. This is NOT cheating.”

• True
• False
• Depends on the situation
• Only if the encyclopedia is publicly accessible

“It’s okay to synthesize and build upon each other’s work and ideas in the classroom when the teacher has us do collaborative/group projects. This is NOT cheating.”

• True
• False
• Depends on the teacher's instructions
• Depends on the school's policy

My significant other broke up with me last night and I was too sad for Social Studies homework. I should:

• copy down my friend’s notes and change the words around.

• find the Quizlet. I know it’s out there.

• submit an assignment from my English class last year which was on a related topic.

• talk to my teacher about what happened and request an extension.

1. “My teacher is really good at catching cheating and s/he noticed how similar my answers were to my classmates'. It’s my first offense, so I’ve earned  a ​ (a)   on the assignment and a ​​ (b)   in Citizenship.

• zero
• "U"
• warning
• reduction

“I won’t get into trouble because I didn’t copy someone else’s work; I let someone else copy mine. This is NOT cheating.”

• True, it's not cheating because I didn't copy someone else's work.
• False, it's still cheating because I allowed someone to copy my work.
• True, it's not cheating because I didn't directly participate in copying.
• False, it's not cheating because I was helping a friend.

“I don’t need to cheat or plagiarize because…” (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

• I don’t want to damage the reputation of our school.

• I’m smart enough to do the work myself.

• I know how to cite sources, use direct quotes, synthesize original ideas and information.

• I don’t need to sell my honesty and integrity for a few lousy points.