Understanding Plagiarism

What is plagiarism?

• Writing your own ideas

• Copying someone else's work as your own

• Asking a teacher for help

• Reading a book for research

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which is an example of plagiarism?

• Quoting a source and giving credit

• Copying text from a website without citation

• Summarizing in your own words

• Making an original drawing

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What should you do when using someone else's ideas?

• Ignore them

• Cite the source

• Change the font

• Delete the idea

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which is NOT plagiarism?

• Copying from an article without credit

• Paraphrasing without citing

• Using your own ideas

• Submitting someone else’s essay

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If you use information from the internet in your report, how can you avoid plagiarism?

• Copy it exactly without mentioning the source

• Paraphrase and cite the source

• Change a few words and don't cite

• Don't use the information

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why should you cite sources when using someone else’s ideas?

• To make your work longer

• To give credit to the original author and avoid plagiarism

• To confuse the reader

• To make your work look more complicated

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of these could cause accidental plagiarism?

• Forgetting quotation marks around a quote

• Writing your own opinion

• Using a dictionary for spelling

• Asking a friend for advice

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A student finds a paragraph that explains a concept well. What is the best way to use it without plagiarizing?

• Copy it exactly without citing

• Paraphrase it and cite the source

• Use it as is and add to bibliography

• Ignore it

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

You notice your classmate copied sentences from a website without citation. What should you do?

• Ignore it

• Tell your classmate to add citations

• Rewrite the essay

• Submit the essay as it is

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which action helps you avoid plagiarism when writing a research paper?

• Copying text from a source without citation

• Summarizing information and citing the source

• Using someone else's work as your own

• Ignoring sources altogether

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9