1. PLAGIARISM
What it is
& how to avoid it…

2. Simply put, plagiarism is cheating.
It is using someone else’s work
without giving them credit.

3. Why do people plagiarize?
Not enough time to do the work
Pressure to get good grades, to get into college, to please parents & teachers
Easy to do
Illusion that they won’t get caught
And sometimes, plagiarism is unintentional
Give example of my 9th grade science report – wasn’t taught, so really didn’t know

4. Academic Plagiarism
Plagiarism is generally considered a problem seen at the high school and college level.
Schools often develop Honor Codes or Academic Honesty Policies that spell out the consequences of plagiarism.

5. Academic Consequences
Consequences vary from school to school, but some include:
Zero on the plagiarized paper
Failing the course
Suspension for the semester
Expulsion from the school

6. While we often think of plagiarism occurring in schools, there are cases of plagiarism in the ‘real world’ as well…

7. Look at this headline, taken from
The Quill, July v89 i6 p44
“PAPER DISMISSES REPORTER FOR PLAGIARISM”

8. And the article reads, in part…
“Veteran high school sports writer and columnist Ed Glennon was dismissed from the Rockford (Ill.) Register Star on May 25 after Glennon admitted to lifting quotes from a story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune without giving proper attribution.” (“Information Literacy Tutorial”)

9. Did you notice that
I cited my source?

10. “Veteran high school sports writer and columnist Ed Glennon was dismissed from the Rockford (Ill.) Register Star on May 25 after Glennon admitted to lifting quotes from a story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune without giving proper attribution.” (“Information Literacy Tutorial”)

11. Citing Source for Images
Words and information are not the only things which must be cited from the Internet
You always must cite the source of graphics, sounds recordings or any other media that you use in your paper or presentation.

12. How do I avoid Plagiarism?
Quote
Paraphrase
Cite sources

13. Quote
If you copy anything directly from a source, put it in quotation marks.
Example: “Your detention will take place at eleven o’clock tonight. Meet Mr. Filch in the entrance hall.” (Rowling 247)

14. Paraphrase
While occasional quotes from a source are fine, most of your paper should be in your own words. Paraphrasing means putting the information you gather from your sources into your own words.

15. How do I Paraphrase?
Read and reread the information until you fully understand it.
Put the source away and write your own understanding of the information.
Compare your version with the original.
If you use any unique phrase or word from the original, put it in quotation marks.
Be sure to write your source on a note card so you can give credit to the source.
(“Paraphrase: Write it in Your Own Words”)

16. Original
“When Mr. And Mrs. Dursley woke up on the dull, gray Tuesday our story starts, there was nothing about the cloudy sky outside to suggest that strange and mysterious things would soon be happening all over the country. Mr. Dursley hummed as he picked out his most boring tie for work, and Mrs. Dursley gossiped away happily as she wrestled a screaming Dudley into his high chair.” (Rowling 2)
Paraphrase
The story of Harry Potter begins, for the Dursley family, like any other uneventful day. The normal activities of a father getting ready for work while the mother attempts to feed her baby give no indication as to what the day has in store.

17. Cite Sources When you use a direct quote
When you paraphrase information from a source! Even if you have written a passage of text in your own words, you still must acknowledge the source of those ideas.
When in doubt – cite!!!

18. PLAGIARISM… It’s easy to do… It’s easy to get caught…
And it’s easy to avoid…

19. PLAGIARISM…
Get caught and you may feel like this…

20. PLAGIARISM…
It’s just not worth it…

21. Bibliography
“Information Literacy Tutorial”
module6/Module6-1a.html (07 Jan. 2004)
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. New York: Scholastic Press, 1997.
“Paraphrase: Write it in Your Own Words”
purdue.edu/handouts/print/research/r_paraphr.html (07 Jan. 2004)

22. MD Library 1/05