1. Plagiarism, Cheating, and Copying
Academic Integrity
Plagiarism, Cheating, and Copying
See p. 22, no. 9 for definition of academic cheating. See p. 32, section O for consequences for academic cheating.

2. According to the student handbook, what are the consequences for “academic cheating”?
“Academic cheating, including intentional plagiarism, in any form is prohibited. All students involved in academic cheating are subject to discipline measures.
1st Offense – 1 day Saturday school
2nd Offense – 2 day Saturday school
3rd Offense – 3 day suspension from school
Any student found guilty of academic cheating shall be given a zero for that specific assignment/test/quiz.”
Consequences

3. What is it? Define plagiarism.
According to Google, plagiarism is “the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.”
What would be considered plagiarism? How is it different from or similar to cheating or copying?
According to the Oxford Concise Dictionary of Literary Terms, plagiarism is, “the theft of ideas (such as the plots of narrative or dramatic works) or of written passages or works, where these are passed off as one’s own work without acknowledgement of their true origin; or a piece of writing thus stolen. Plagiarism is not always easily separable from imitation, adaptation, or pastiche, but is usually distinguished by its dishonest intention.”
Discuss: How does the class definition of plagiarism differ from the dictionary definition? Are we close?
Plagiarism
-copying and pasting
-not citing sources correctly
-not paraphrasing/summarizing effectively
Cheating/Copying
-copying another student’s homework assignment
-looking off of another student’s homework or an outside source to write your own answers
-using resources the teacher has not approved you to use (to complete an assignment, give a speech, etc.)
In essence, do your own work unless permitted by a teacher to use an outside source or work in pairs/groups. If you are allowed to use outside sources, do your best to document/cite the source properly both in the text and in a works cited/reference page.
What is it?

4. How to Avoid Academic Cheating
Document/Cite your sources!
Minimize the percentage of cited information in your assignment.
Accurately quote, paraphrase, or summarize your sources. When in doubt, use quotation marks! When in doubt, cite it!
Use the citation style that your teacher prefers. You need to cite all outside sources you use; however, you do not need to cite common knowledge (e.g., Illinois is one of the fifty states.). If you’re not sure if you should cite, cite. It’s better to cite too often than not enough.
You cannot simply turn in a project or paper with a citation attached to it and turn it in as your work. Though you have provided at least an abbreviated citation, it is still not your work. Your work should be entirely your own unless your teacher allows you to use outside sources. In that case, no more than 10% of your assignment should be taken from an outside source—and it should still be cited!
Summary and paraphrase involve more than simply changing a few words from a quote. Unless you use only your words in your writing or speaking, you should be quoting the original source. Try reading the original source, setting it aside, and writing your own version of what the source said. Even if you paraphrase or summarize, you must cite your source.
How to Avoid Academic Cheating

5. Student’s Essay
Original Source
Students often use too many direct quotations when they take notes, resulting in too many of them in the final research paper. In fact, probably only about 10% of the final copy should consist of directly quoted material. So it is important to limit the amount of source material copied while taking notes.
Students frequently overuse direct quotation in taking notes, and as a result they overuse quotations in the final [research] paper. Probably only about 10% of your final manuscript should appear as directly quoted matter. Therefore, you should strive to limit the amount of exact transcribing of source materials while taking notes.
Discuss.
Is it plagiarism? Yes
How do we know it’s plagiarized?
How can we correct it so that the source is properly documented?
Sample Purdue University Online Writing Lab. “Paraphrase: Write It In Your Own Words.” Online Writing Lab. Purdue University, 10 Oct Web. 18 Aug <