1. Plagiarism Making a Writing all your Own

2. What is Plagiarism? “The act of using another person’s words or ideas without giving credit to that person” - Merriam-Webster Dictionary

3. Ignorance is No Excuse for the Law Plagiarism is against the law. Though it is unlikely that a high school student will be arrested, college students and adults can get into serious trouble.

4. That’s a Good Idea… Plagiarism is not only for words, but ideas as well. Stealing someone’s idea without giving credit to the original person is plagiarism.

5. Don’t Be Lazy How do you avoid plagiarizing a source? 1)KISS Method 2)Give credit where it is due 3)Paraphrase, not plagiarize 4)Be picky

6. Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

7. Citation Station Technology has made making bibliographies easier. 1)Purdue Owl –Online resource page. This page includes information on citations as well as general information about writing. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ 2)EasyBib –Online bibliography generator http://easybib.com/

8. They Never Learn… Plagiarism happens in today’s society more often than you would expect… http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert- report-videos/181870/april-27- 2006/plagiarism http://www.collegehumor.com/embed/687 3792/gas-prices-on-the-rise-conan

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