Plagiarism (and avoiding it



Plagiarism (and avoiding it!)

If you intend to pursue a career or an education, you must not plagiarize.

Plagiarism is theft.

Plagiarism is stealing somebody’s idea or words without giving credit to that person. If you do not clearly tell your audience that you were not the person who came up with it, your audience will believe that the idea was yours. You are stealing credit for another’s work.

In the real world, people who plagiarize are punished. The same is true in high school and college. Do not risk your academic standing by not carefully and completely citing your sources.

In fact, citing sources is good for your credibility. When you correctly quote or paraphrase the works of others, you show your audience that you have done your research. You demonstrate how trustworthy and reliable you are. Correctly citing high-quality sources is win-win for you—you protect yourself against the charge of plagiarism while you are strengthening your project.

Directions: Take the quiz below to verify that you understand how to fairly use a source. After completing the quiz, sign the honor statement to indicate your agreement and understanding.

1. Whether it is intentional or unintentional, a student who is caught plagiarizing will be punished.

2. As long as I have the permission of another person, I may use his or her work without recognizing the contribution.

3. If I attempt to turn it in as my own work, downloading a paper from an online source—whether I pay for it or not—is cheating.

4. If I find a newspaper or magazine article on the Web, I can use it without citing it because I found it in electronic form.

5. Taking phrases, sentences, or paragraphs of text from a source then using them without giving attribution is plagiarism. This includes cutting from a source and pasting it into my paper.

6. A direct quotation is when a student rephrases the source’s words.

7. When using a direct quotation, which one of the following is not necessary?

a. Introduce the source before the quotation

b. Rewrite the words of the source in my writer’s voice and style

c. Surround the words of the source with quotation marks

d. Provide parenthetical documentation after the quotation

e. Put a bibliographic citation in the references section at the end of the paper

8. A paraphrase is when a student puts the ideas of a source into entirely different words and phrasing. This means that the sentence structure, the word choice, and the syntax must all be changed.

9. When paraphrasing, which of the following must a student do:

a. Introduce the source before the paraphrase.

b. Must make significant changes to the phrasing, sentence structure, and word choice.

c. Provide parenthetical documentation of the page number after the paraphrase.

d. Put a bibliographic citation in the references section at the end of the paper

e. They are all necessary.

f. None of these are necessary.

10. Cutting and pasting from any online source into my work is plagiarism unless I surround the words I use in “double quotation marks,” cite the source in the text of the paper, and have a citation in my reference page.

11. If I use them in a paper or PowerPoint presentation, I must cite the source of any image, clip art, sound file, video, etc. that I did not create myself.

12. I do not need to cite the source if I replicate the ideas or organization of ideas. As long as I don’t use the exact words, I do not need to cite the source.

13. If I need an additional source, I can include one in my Works Cited page even if I have not used it.

14. If I need an additional source, I can attribute my own words and ideas to a source by adding in a citation, quotation marks, and a reference.

15. If I have the permission of another writer (another student from MLHS or another school/college), I can turn in his or her work as my own. Because I have permission, this is not cheating or plagiarism.

STUDENT PLAGIARISM STATEMENT:

|By signing below, I acknowledge that I know what plagiarism is and how to avoid it. Further, I know the policies on plagiarism at Mt. Lebanon High School |

|and understand that I will be subject to academic punishment if I plagiarize on any assignment—written or oral assignments, formal or informal assignments. |

|If I had questions after the instruction on plagiarism, my signature below indicates that I have sought the answers from my teacher(s) and I do now |

|understand what plagiarism is and how to avoid it. |

|I understand that there will be no acceptable excuse for plagiarism if it is discovered in my work. |

|Student’s Signature: _______________________________________________________ |

|Date of Signature: ______________ |

PARENT PLAGIARISM STATEMENT:

|By signing below, I indicate that I have read this quiz. I understand that my son or daughter knows what plagiarism is. I understand that any |

|incident will be treated as a serious violation of academic integrity, and that should any such incident occur, my child will be held accountable |

|according to the discipline policy in the student handbook. |

|I expect my son or daughter to demonstrate academic integrity in all his or her school work. |

|Parent’s Signature: _______________________________________________________ |

|Date of Signature: ______________ |

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Student Name _________________________________

Grade-Section _______ Student Number ___________

English Teacher’s Name _________________________

Period _____ Course Name ______________________

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