Transcript Plagiarism_PPT2014

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Plagiarism is using someone else’s words,
ideas or images as your own.
Plagiarism is dishonest, unethical, and illegal!
Unintentional
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Using minimal or
careless paraphrasing
Failing to document or
“cite” properly
Quoting excessively
Failing to use your own
“voice” to present
information or ideas
Intentional
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Copying a friend’s
work
Buying or borrowing
papers
Cutting and pasting
text from sources
without giving credit
“Borrowing” media
without giving credit
Publishing on the web
without the permission
of the original creators
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ZERO credit for work if intentional; re-do
for partial credit if unintentional.
Parents will be notified
Referral to administration
Note on permanent student record
Suspension from school activities including
sports, clubs, field trips, extra-curriculars,
etc.
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Honesty, of course.
Practice. Keeping track of your sources of
information will ALWAYS be a part of research
writing.
Understanding. Citing interconnects your
ideas with the ideas of others in a system that
an educated reader can understand.
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6th and 8th skipped the next three slides.
8th did not copy the “how to avoid” slide.
8th did copy the “signal phrase” part.
Not use if 6th copied the signal phrase part.
2nd stopped on the previous slide; they did
not finish their paraphrase. We started doing
Bailey’s paraphrase for 6th. We did not go
over a paraphrase for 3rd.
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Reader sees some interesting info.
Reader sees the name of the writer or the
name of the article that provided the info
right there next to the info.
Reader is impressed—the writer of this paper
isn’t just making up stuff like some nineyear-old blogger! The writer did some
research!
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The reader is so
impressed with the
info in the paper, but
he thinks, “Wait a
minute! Maybe this
writer just made up
this stuff, including the
source! What a jerk!”
A Suspicious Reader
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The reader is so
interested. This stuff
about prison in the
Civil War is fascinating.
He wants to know
more!
An Interested Reader
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The reader looks at the information in
parentheses, something like (“Antebellum”) or
(“Andersonville”)
The reader looks at the Works Cited page and
finds the entry “Antebellum Fashion” or
“Andersonville Prison” and the website
address. He finds the original articles.
The reader is so pleased! He doesn’t think
the writer is a jerk at all anymore.
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DON’T copy word for word, or copy and
paste.
DON’T print someone else’s work directly
(and turn in as your own work).
DON’T copy from other students.
DO keep track of sources.
DO take notes and paraphrase!
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Use signal phrases to introduce information
from a source and include a citation at the
end of the sentence or sentence part.
Signal phrase: a phrase naming the author or
giving the title of a source or both.
Example: According to Sylvia Meander,
students often lose focus during a lecture
(15).
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I don’t have an author.
I don’t have a page
number to put in
parentheses.
I keep putting the
same thing in
parentheses over and
over.
I can’t put it in my own
words.
Problems
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Give the title of the
source.
Provide a short form of
the title of the source.
Remember, the point is
to leave a trail.
Sometimes you don’t
have to repeat over and
over. You’ll see.
Using specific names and
numbers is fine.
Otherwise, you better try
harder.
Solutions
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More than 300 books and dozens of films
and TV programmes have named in excess of
100 different men, often on the flimsiest of
evidence, as the serial murderer who slashed
the throats of five women who he then
disembowelled, bringing terror to the gas lit
streets of Whitechapel.
Article by David Paul
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Always put quotation marks around any
words that you take directly from a source.
Always use in-text citations when you
present information.
Always include a properly formatted Works
Cited page at the end of your document.
Don’t put sources on your Works Cited page if you
don’t actually use them in your paper.
Always check your paraphrase against your source so
you don’t plagiarise accidentally.
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Reading a passage, learning what it means,
and retelling it in your own “voice” or words.
Always give credit to the source.
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Info that is known to many people (George
Washington was the first president. McCain
and Obama ran for president in the 2008
Presidential Election.)
You do NOT need to cite Common
Knowledge! ☺
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Find source again to check information
Acknowledge your sources for ethical
reasons
Remember: If you could
find it, so can your
teacher!
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Author’s last name, first name (if available)
*Web page title—in quotes
*Date Retrieved: Day, Month, Year
Main Page Title (If Available)
*URL: Web Site Address
Date Published or Revised: Day, Month, Year (if
available)
*Required!
It is OK to not memorize this list, but you need to be familiar
with it and know how to find it so you can refer to it when
necessary!
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*Description of title of image
*Label [Online Image]
*Available at: URL (copy and paste from
web page)
Images include any type of graphic,
picture, map, or photo!
*Required!
An easy way to cite sources
accurately!
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Visit the Citation Machine site.
Visit Easybib site.
Use MLA format.
Be warned—occasionally these handy
citation helpers goof. Ask me if you are
unsure.
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