Paraphrasing vs Plagiarism

What is it called when you put a fact into your own words?

• Direct Quote

• Paraphrasing

Taking someone else's words and passing them off as your own in your paper is called:

• Copying

• Plagiarism

• Cheating

What is taking someone else's words and passing them off as your own?

• Paraphrasing

• Textual Evidence

• Plagiarism

• Thesis Statement

Lee changed a few words in the sentence he copied for his report on bats. He decided he did not have to give credit to the original author. 
OKAY or NO WAY?

• Okay

• No Way

Which of the following is an example of paraphrasing effectively?

• Copying a sentence from a source and using it without any changes.

• Using a thesaurus to change every word of a sentence from a source.

• Rewriting a sentence from a source in your own words, while maintaining the original meaning.

• Adding quotation marks around a sentence from a source without changing any words.

In order to not plagiarize, you must ____________ and not copy exactly what the text says.

• provide

• analyze

• determine

• paraphrase

Which of the following statements is true about paraphrasing?

• It requires no acknowledgment of the source.

• It is the same as copying and pasting.

• It shows understanding of the source material.

• It is not necessary to cite the source.

Which of the following practices is essential in paraphrasing to avoid plagiarism?

• Copying and pasting large sections of text

• Acknowledging the source of the original ideas (citing the source)

• Using the exact same sentence structure

• Avoiding citation since the words are in your own

Which of the following is a sign of plagiarism in paraphrasing?

• The paraphrase is in the student's own words

• The original source is cited

• Key phrases are copied word for word without quotation marks

• Synonyms are used for several of the original words

When paraphrasing a text, what should you do?

• Keep the same words and sentence structure as the original.

• Only change the adjectives and adverbs.

• Use your own words and sentence structure.

• Include quotation marks around the paraphrased section.