Plagiarism vs. Paraphrasing

1. Plagiarism vs. Paraphrasing Intro to Technology

2. Do Now Compare and contrast differences between plagiarism and paraphrasing?

3. Answer Plagiarism - is the act of copying someone’s work without giving the author, creator or artist full credit. Paraphrasing - is expressing a quote, thought, information or some text from an original source in your own words – without sounding exactly like the author or source.

4. Plagiarism Scenario Derek has a research paper to do, but he is too lazy or unsure of how to paraphrase so he copies the text from a website and put it into his research paper – without giving credit. When he submits the work, his teacher finds out that he plagiarized his work and gives him an “F” on his paper.

5. Example of Plagiarism Original text: From time to time this submerged or latent theater in becomes almost overt. It is close to the surface in Hamlet’s pretense of madness, the “antic disposition” he puts on to protect himself and prevent his antagonists from plucking out the heart of his mystery. It is even closer to the surface when Hamlet enters his mother’s room and holds up, side by side, the pictures of the two kings, Old Hamlet and Claudius, and proceeds to describe for her the true nature of the choice she has made, presenting truth by means of a show. Plagiarism: Almost all of Shakespeare’s Hamlet can be understood as a play about acting and the theater. For example, there is Hamlet’s pretense of madness, the “antic disposition” that he puts on to protect himself and prevent his antagonists from plucking out the heart of his mystery. When Hamlet enters his mother’s room, he holds up, side by side, the pictures of the two kings, Old Hamlet and Claudius, and proceeds to describe for her the true nature of the choice she has made, presenting truth by means of a show.

6. Example of Paraphrasing Original: Her life spanned years of incredible change for women. Paraphrase: Mary lived through an era of liberating reform for women.  Original: Giraffes like Acacia leaves and hay and they can consume 75 pounds of food a day. Paraphrase: A giraffe can eat up to 75 pounds of Acacia leaves and hay everyday. 

7. Assignment: Read the paragraph below and retype it, paraphrase it in your own words. "Rap music, unlike disco or funk, is a new genre unto itself. Disco and funk were variations of an already existing, and therefore familiar, form--rhythm and blues. Rap music, in its purest form, presents an entirely new sound. This is one of the reasons rap music tends to be so misunderstood not only by the general public but also by "accomplished" music critics--it is completely unfamiliar."

8. Closure How would you check for plagiarism in the a document? Please save your document to your cloud drive or flash drive as: Paraphrasing Example Look at examples I have for paraphrasing at the class page at the myHomework App.