Understanding Plagiarism

What is plagiarism?

• Writing your own ideas in an essay

• Copying someone else's work without giving them credit

• Sharing your work with a classmate

• Using a quote with quotation marks

What could be a consequence of committing plagiarism in school?

• Receiving a certificate of achievement

• Getting a higher grade

• Getting an F and having to redo the assignment

• Winning a prize

Which of the following is a way to avoid plagiarism?

• Copying text directly from wikipedia

• Using many different sources without citing them

• Paraphrasing the original text and citing the source

• Copying pictures into a presentation from Google

Which of the following is an example of plagiarism?

• Summarizing a paragraph and citing the source

• Copying a friend's research paper.

• Writing a book report on your own

• Asking a teacher for help on an assignment

Why is it important to cite sources properly?

• To make the paper look longer

• To show where you found your information

• To confuse the reader

• To make the writing more difficult

What could happen if you are caught plagiarizing at a university?

• You could be given a warning

• You could be expelled

• You could be given a higher grade

• Nothing, universities don't care about plagiarism

What is a real world example of plagiarism?

• Using an image of artwork with citation.

• Paraphrasing a book while mentioning the author.

• A musician using a beat from another artist without credit.

• Including a works cited page on your research paper.

What could be a consequence of plagiarism in the real world?

• Getting sued

• Having to pay lots of money in court

• Being fired from a job

• All of the above

What is the best way to approach a tough assignment?

• Copying someone else's work
• Taking a shortcut
• Doing your own work, asking for help when you need it, and giving yourself enough time

• Looking up cheat sheets on Google

It is ok to copy information from a database without credit

• TRUE

• FALSE