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Plagiarism

Learn about plagiarism, its consequences, how to avoid it, and identifying it with helpful tips and original passage examples. Take the necessary steps to protect your work!

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Plagiarism

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  1. Plagiarism What’s the big deal???

  2. What is Plagiarism? • taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own • a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work (from KidsNet.Au)

  3. Consequences of Plagiarism • Requirement to do the work over

  4. Consequences of Plagiarism • Failure of the assignment or course

  5. Consequences of Plagiarism • Suspension/expulsion

  6. Consequences of Plagiarism • Lawsuit, fines, and/or firing for workplace plagiarism

  7. Avoiding Plagiarism • Paraphrase – pretend you are explaining to someone younger • If you can’t explain it, then you don’t understand it – so don’t use it. • Give credit by using a works cited page

  8. Identifying Plagiarism

  9. Original PassageAt the start of the Great Depression, many Americans wanted to believe that the hard times would be only temporary.Plagiarism or Not?At the beginning of the Great Depression, a lot of Americans wanted to think that the hard times would be only temporary.

  10. Original PassageDevices in the iPod range are primarily digital audio players, designed around a central click wheel — although the iPod shuffle has buttons also.Plagiarism or Not?An iPod is an MP3 player that lets you choose and play songs to listen to using a click wheel (or on older versions, buttons).

  11. Original PassageHe was a very silent man by custom. Plagiarism or Not?He was usually a quiet person.

  12. Original PassageA letter of thanks is a courteous acknowledgment of a gift or of something that was done for you.Plagiarism or Not?A thank you note is a polite acknowledgment of a present or something nice someone did for you.

  13. Paraphrasing Hints • Use a dictionary and/or thesaurus to find the meaning of unfamiliar words • Change the sentence structure so it sounds as if you are speaking to a peer.

  14. Practice Paraphrasing • Paraphrasing Practice

  15. Works Cited • “Identifying Plagiarism” PowerPoint: International Reading Association http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=1062 • Images http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Idioms/Idioms%20K.html (kicked out) • http://www.mylegaladvance.com/ (lawsuit)

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