1. Avoiding Plagiarism (and other forms of cheating…)

2. Plagiarism is using someone else’s work and passing it off as your own.
Buying, stealing , or borrowing any printed, written, or previously distributed documents without proper citation
Taking credit for a paper written (wholly or partially) by someone else
Copying from another source without citing, either on purpose or by accident
Using a source too closely when paraphrasing without proper citation
Building on someone’s ideas without citation
Writing a paper that is fully cited, but with no original ideas from you
What is Plagiarism?

3. Why might someone plagiarize?
Poor time management and planning skills
Fear of your own ideas not being good enough
Jumping through a hoop, not really learning the material
It’s Faster! It’s Easier! It’s MORE FUN!!! It’s the I WON’T GET CAUGHT CLAUSE!!!!
(um, yes, you will get caught.)
Why might someone plagiarize?

4. Plagiarism Penalties Embarrassment Bad Grade—think zero Fail a Class
Removed from Honors or AP classes
Expulsion from a school or university (tuition is NOT returned)
Loss of credential or degree
Loss of job
Civil Damages—a legal judgment against you and you have to pay money to the original author/writer
Plagiarism Penalties

5. Common methods of plagiarism
Cut and paste
Downloading a paper off the internet
Buying a paper from someone else
Copying an article from the Web or an online/electronic database
Copying a paper from a local source
Quoting less than the words copied
Faking a citation
Paraphrasing someone else’s idea, putting in your own words and not citing the original source
Common methods of plagiarism

6. WCSD Gifted and Talented Magnet Plagiarism policy
1st Offense: Goal is to re-teach the policy
Teacher/Student Conference
Student informs parent
Teacher follows up with parent
Student must do the following:
Appropriate apology letter to both teacher and parent
Re-do the assignment within five school days for credit
Resigns plagiarism policy and honor code
WCSD Gifted and Talented Magnet Plagiarism policy

7. WCSD Gifted and Talented Magnet Plagiarism policy
2nd Offense: Goal is enforce the policy and re-teach
Teacher/Student Conference
Student informs parent
Teacher follows up with parent
Office Referral for School Discipline
Student must do the following:
Appropriate apology letter to teacher, parent, and administrator
Re-do the assignment within five school days for a maximum of half- credit
Resigns plagiarism policy and honor code
Meets requirements of school discipline
WCSD Gifted and Talented Magnet Plagiarism policy

8. WCSD Gifted and Talented Magnet Plagiarism policy
3rd Offense: Goal is enforcement of policy and cessation of behavior
Teacher/Student/administrator Conference to discuss continual disregard for both the policy and the honor code. Participants will agree upon a course of action
Student will NOT be allowed to make up assignment and will receive a zero.
WCSD Gifted and Talented Magnet Plagiarism policy