Avoiding Plagiarism

What it is and how to avoid it…

September 8th, 2016

Learning Target:

Today I will understand and clearly be able to explain what plagiarism is and the expectations and guidelines for turning in my own work.

Definition

Plagiarism is the act of presenting the words, ideas, images, sounds, or the creative expression of others as your own.

When have you plagiarized?

If you have copied, included, or downloaded the words and ideas of others in your work without citing the source.

If you have had help you wouldn’t want your teacher to know about! (Your best friend wrote your essay.)

Two types of plagiarism:

Intentional Copying a friend’s/sibling’s work

Buying or borrowing papers

Cutting and pasting blocks of text from electronic sources without documenting

Media “borrowing” without documenting

Two types of plagiarism:

Unintentional:

Careless paraphrasing

Poor documentation

Quoting excessively

Now that you know the difference, there is only one type: INTENTIONAL.

Example:

You like this text:

In the books, Aragorn is what we call a “real man.” He is self-assured, wise, strong, a true leader with bearing, and proud in the best sense of that word.

Your wording:

Aragorn is what we call a “real man.” He is self-assured, strong, wise, a true leader, and proud in a positive way.

No citation…because you changed a few words around.

Incorporate quotations

Direct quotations should be made part of your own sentence—do not simply insert a sentence into your paragraph.

Put a parenthetical citation directly after the quotation.

Optional: Set up the quote in the body of your essay by mentioning the source.

Cheating

Plagiarism is just one form of cheating

Other examples of cheating: looking at another’s test/quiz; copying and pasting from the Internet; using unauthorized notes on an essay, test or quiz; communicating during a test/quiz

Excuses that don’t work:

Everyone does it!

I was too busy to write that paper!

My teachers expect too much.

It’s okay if I don’t get caught.

The assignment was boring.

There is no other way to say it!

Consequences at Seaholm

Parents, counselor, and assistant principal are contacted

Receive a zero for the assignment

Receive an academic misconduct notation on your disciplinary record

Denied acceptance to National Honor Society

How to avoid plagiarism

Do your own work!

Paraphrase Blend author’s ideas in with your

own thoughts

Cite the original source

Quote directly Cite the original source

Best references

Your teacher! Ask if you have questions about an assignment.

Seaholm Media Center Research Handbook

MLA book on style and citations

Seaholm Media Center homepage

Online programs that show how to cite

Databases that show how to cite

Turnitin.com 1st hour- COLLEGE PREP

Class I.D./Password:

Canfield: 13409654/Canfield

LaBond: 13409760/labond

Smith: 13409618/Smith

Shaba: 13409617/shaba1

Turnitin.com 1st hour- HONORS

Class I.D./Password:

Canfield: 13409707/Canfield

LaBond: 13409652/labond

Smith: 13409658/Smith

Shaba: 13409648/shaba1

Turnitin.com 3rd hour- COLLEGE PREP

Class I.D./Password:

Canfield: 13409735/Canfield

LaBond: 13409796/labond

Shaba: 13409673/shaba1

Smith: 13409687/Smith

Turnitin.com 3rd hour - HONORS

Class I.D./Password:

Canfield: 13409764/Canfield

LaBond: 13409779/labond

Smith: 13409709/Smith

Shaba: 13409695/shaba1

Turnitin.com 4th hour- COLLEGE PREP

Class I.D./Password:

Canfield: 13409783/Canfield

LaBond: 13409847/labond

Smith: 13409759/Smith

Shaba: 13409747/shaba1

Turnitin.com 4th hour - HONORS

Class I.D./Password:

Canfield: 13409844/Canfield

LaBond: 13409821/labond

Smith: 13409784/Smith

Shaba: 13409775/shaba1

TurnItIn.com

What?

This is a website where you will upload your papers.

Note, you will still turn in a hard copy.

Why?

To ensure that you are doing your work with honesty.

This website searches for plagiarism in your paper.

TurnItIn.com Where?

Go to turnitin.com

Click create account

TurnItIn.com

The first thing you will need to do is click student and fill in the proper information

TurnItIn.com

Each class will have a different name, Id and password

TurnItIn.com

TurnItIn.com

Congratulations, you have an account!

You’ll see your class and your instructor.

Click on your class

Once you’ve clicked your class, you will see the assignment, the appropriate dates (due dates!), and where to submit your paper.

Please, before you turn something in, make sure it is formatted appropriately. This is really for my Mac users and my people who have extremely old/new versions of Windows 8