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Plagiarism

Plagiarism. The UN-Academic Back-Stabber. Plager -what?!. Plagiarism is stealing Taking another person’s work and saying that it’s yours Words, ideas, works of art When is it ok to steal?. Wait, is that really plagiarism?. Copying and pasting from a website and changing a few words

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Plagiarism

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  1. Plagiarism The UN-Academic Back-Stabber

  2. Plager-what?! • Plagiarism is stealing • Taking another person’s work and saying that it’s yours • Words, ideas, works of art • When is it ok to steal?

  3. Wait, is that really plagiarism? • Copying and pasting from a website and changing a few words • Getting an idea from a source and not giving credit to whose idea it was first • Quoting another person without giving them credit • Getting information from a source (book, website, newspaper) without citing it

  4. What happens to me if I plagiarize? • A violation of academic ethics • Could result in: • Failing grade • Parent contact • Exclusion of activities • In-School suspension/Suspension • Parent conference • See RSA Handbook

  5. Fiddlesticks! How do I avoid plagiarism!? • Cite your source (give credit properly) • Keep your quotations of other sources short • When you take an idea from a book, magazine, newspaper, or website be sure to give credit to them • Talk to your teachers if you’re having trouble researching, coming up with ideas, or wording your ideas And most of all… Come up with your own ideas!

  6. Be forewarned: • We know plagiarism when we see it! • If we don’t catch it, there are ways of helping us catch you! • Plagiarism doesn’t help anyone; it only hurts those involved!

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