Plagiarism Copying someone else’s writing and ideas and then using them as if they were your own.

It is plagiarism to…..…. 1. Copy a sentence word for word   1. Copy a sentence word for word   2. Leave out a few words of someone else’s sentence 3. Replace a few words of someone else’s sentence And submit the work as if it were your own

Example of original passage: “The Mountain Boomer, or Collard Lizard, is a pretty turquoise blue color except for its head and neck, which is bright yellow with black stripes along its neck.”     Rewritten passage: The Mountain Boomer is turquoise blue except for its head and neck, which is yellow with black stripes on its neck. Is the rewritten passage acceptable OR would it be considered plagiarism?

Example of original passage: “The Mountain Boomer, or Collard Lizard, is a pretty turquoise blue color except for its head and neck, which is bright yellow with black stripes along its neck.”     Rewritten passage: The Mountain Boomer is turquoise blue except for its head and neck, which is yellow with black stripes on its neck. The rewritten passage simply leaves out some of the author’s words and would be considered plagiarism!

Avoiding Plagiarism Take notes in short phrases – NOT full sentences When take notes sentence by sentence it is very hard to avoid plagiarism, . If your read a whole section at a time ( at least a paragraph) you can get and idea of what is important and then take notes on several sentence -Don’t have to write every fact – get an idea of what the author is saying and then take notes

“The Mountain Boomer, or Collard Lizard, is a pretty turquoise blue color except for its head and neck, which is bright yellow with black stripes along its neck.”   -also called Collard Lizard -body - turquoise -head and neck - yellow -neck- black stripes

Avoiding Plagiarism Take notes in short phrases – NOT full sentences Read paragraph by paragraph –NOT sentence by sentence Read an entire paragraph until you completely understand it. Then take notes in your own words without looking at the information you just read. When take notes sentence by sentence it is very hard to avoid plagiarism, . If your read a whole section at a time ( at least a paragraph) you can get and idea of what is important and then take notes on several sentence -Don’t have to write every fact – get an idea of what the author is saying and then take notes Ask your teacher or librarian for help!