Understanding Plagiarism and Paraphrasing

Why is it important to give credit when using someone else's work?

• So people know you're honest

• So you don't have to do any work

• Because teachers said so

• It's only important in college

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Copying a sentence from a website and not saying where you got it is okay if you only use one sentence.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does it mean to paraphrase information?

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which of these are examples of plagiarism?

• Copying and pasting a paragraph from a website

• Using a picture without giving credit

• Sharing your own opinion

• Writing a fact you learned in your own words

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What happens if too many trees are cut down in a forest ecosystem?

• More animals will move into the forest.

• Some animals may lose their homes.

• The soil becomes richer.

• Nothing changes.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

If a new predator arrives in an ecosystem, it can change the balance of living things there.

• True

• False

Which of these could cause changes in an ecosystem?

• A drought

• An oil spill

• A sunny day

• Invasive plants or animals

Which of these could cause changes in an ecosystem?

• A drought

• An oil spill

• A sunny day

• Invasive plants or animals

Sam read about ocean pollution and wrote: "Ocean pollution kills fish and makes the water dirty." He didn't copy, but he didn't say where he got the information. What did Sam forget?

• To paraphrase

• To give credit to his source

• To write in complete sentences

• To add pictures

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9