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Plagiarism

Plagiarism . February 25 th , 2008. Today’s Agenda. Evaluations Reminders Plagiarism Essay Three Trends Checklist—are you ready to turn in Essay Three? Presentation. Evaluations.

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Plagiarism

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  1. Plagiarism February 25th, 2008

  2. Today’s Agenda • Evaluations • Reminders • Plagiarism • Essay Three Trends • Checklist—are you ready to turn in Essay Three? • Presentation

  3. Evaluations • Go to our class wiki and click on Class Comments. There will be a link to the online evaluations. Follow all instructions as prompted. • English 131-12: www.english131-12.pbwiki.com • English 131-14: www.english131-14.pbwiki.com

  4. Reminders • Summary, Quote, Paraphrase GPAW due today! • Oral Presentation Wed.! • Come prepared to share your topic, your position, and evidence to support your topic • Practice ahead of time! DO NOT JUST READ YOUR PAPER! • Bring a visual aid to enhance your presentation • Essay Three due Wed.! • Must include all process work • At least two outside sources cited in MLA • At least three pages in length with audience and purpose statement cover page • Review the requirements BEFORE turning in your essay!

  5. Essay Three Process Work • List of 5 ways/places to obtain sources (in class 2/13) • Freewrite on controversial issue (in class 2/13) • Freewrite on credible sources (in class 2/18) • Examining “Life without health insurance” (in class 2/18) • Freewrite– what type of evidence do you need? (in class 2/18) • MLA practice—create a works cited page with your textbook and one electronic source (in class and homework 2/18) • At least three peer review sheets (in class 2/20)

  6. Writing Prompt • What is plagiarism? How do you define plagiarism?

  7. What is Plagiarism? Plagiarism: is the failure to give credit for the use of material from outside sources. Plagiarism includes but is not limited to: Using data, quotations, or paraphrases from other sources without adequate documentation, submitting other's work as your own, and exhibiting other behaviors generally considered unethical.

  8. How to Avoid Plagiarism • General rules: • If you use any idea, quote, summary or paraphrase from someone other than yourself you must cite using in-text citations and include a matching entry on your Works Cited page • Always air on the side of safety and cite EVERYTHING you think.

  9. How to Avoid Plagiarism • Most common forms of plagiarism • Include in-text citations but fail to put quotation marks around language taken from outside sources • Putting source’s words into your own, but failing to include in-text citations • Mentioning the source’s name in a sentence, but failing to include an in-text citation at the end of the sentence • Let’s look more specifically at each one of these….

  10. How to Avoid Plagiarism • If you use an outside sources direct wording or language and provide a parenthetical citation, but no quotation marks it is still considered plagiarism. • Let’s see an example of this…

  11. How to Avoid Plagiarism • Example: • Original source: The debate was rigorous and intense but provided very little insight on the candidates policies. • Plagiarism: A recent political debate was rigorous and intense but provided very little insight on the candidates policies (Smith 13) • Why is this plagiarism???

  12. How to Avoid Plagiarism • It is also plagiarism if you reword a source’s words into your own but fail to include an in-text citation (this is considered summarizing or paraphrasing and still requires a citation!) • Let’s see an example…

  13. How to Avoid Plagiarism • Example: • Original source: It is not unusual for many college students to miss plagiarism in their writing because they do not know that they are plagiarizing. It is a misconception that plagiarism only occurs when words are directly cut and pasted. There are many other types of plagiarism beyond cutting and pasting. • Plagiarism: Plagiarism is often misunderstood by college students because they believe it is only the intentional cutting and pasting of words when plagiarism is really much more than that. • Why is this plagiarism?? What is missing?

  14. How to Avoid Plagiarism • Plagiarism also occurs even if you mention the source in the sentence but fail to include an in-text citation at the end of the sentence. • Let’s look at an example…

  15. How to Avoid Plagiarism • Example: • Original Source: Many students prefer to study outside of the home to prevent distractions. Libraries, coffee shops and campus buildings are favorite study spots among today’s college students. • Plagiarism: According to Smith, students often seek study areas beyond their own homes because there are less distractions. Some students stay on campus to study while others seek out places such as coffee shops. • Why is this plagiarism?? What is missing??

  16. Let’s Look at a Few More Examples…

  17. Example #1 • You decide: is the following student writing plagiarism or not?? • Original source: The weather was hot and humid in the month of August, leading to a shortage of water resources. • Student writing: Many experts believe that the weather was hot and humid in the month of August, leading to a shortage of water resources (Smith 5). Is this plagiarism???

  18. Example #1 YES, THIS IS PLAGIARISM!!! • A better option: Many experts assert that water shortage is linked to weather patterns. In Michigan, for example, “The weather was hot and humid in the month of August, leading to a shortage of water resources,” (Smith 5).

  19. Example #2 • You decide: is the following student writing plagiarism or not?? • Original Source: Dogs are considered man’s best friend, but many pet owners believe owning cats is a far better experience than owning dogs. • Student Writing: According to a recent study by Smith, a professor at University of Michigan, pet owners claim owning a cat is better than owning a dog. Is this Plagiarism???

  20. Example #2 YES, THIS IS PLAGIARISM!!! • The sentence is fine the way it stands, but it is missing in in-text citation because it is borrowing an idea from the study. • A better option: According to a recent study by Smith, a professor at University of Michigan, pet owners claim owning a cat is better than owning a dog (Smith 13).

  21. Are You Plagiarizing? • Take a look at your third essay and ask yourself if you are plagiarizing or not • Take a few moments to write down where you are plagiarizing and how you can fix these areas.

  22. Works Cited Page • In addition to in-text citations, you must also include a works cited page at the end of your essay which will list each of the sources you used in your essay • Works cited pages should be alphabetized and formatted based on the type of source it is (i.e. book, electronic source, bible, journal article, etc.) • Do not forget to include a works cited page!!

  23. Essay Three Common Trends Are you clearly arguing for a position?

  24. Common Trends • Lack of thesis/argumentative statement that clearly states the author’s position on the topic • No clearly defined reasons for position on the topic • Missing outside sources • Using too many outside sources • No works cited page • No in-text citations • Plagiarism

  25. Checklist for Essay Three • Go through the list below and answer the following questions about your essay: If you do not have one of these components, how will you work on bringing that into your essay? • Do you have a clearly defined argumentative statement in your introduction? • Do you include several reasons and examples to support why you believe what you believe? • Do you successfully use outside sources to support your reasons? • Are your outside sources balanced? (You use enough, but do not overload the reader with them) • Do you have a works cited page? • Are you including in-text citations in ALL areas you use outside sources? • Are you plagiarizing in any areas of your essay?

  26. Homework • Revise Essay Three—be ready to hand in Wed. with ALL process work • Prepare for your presentation

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