Transcript Plagiarism - inetTeacher.com

Plagiarism
and how to avoid it
© Am
NOTICE: The following presentation contains
copyrighted materials used under the Multimedia
Guidelines and Fair Use exemptions of U.S.
Copyright law. Further use is prohibited.
Eastlake High School
N. Sherertz
September 2011
© Hall
© Harris
Plagiarism is the act of taking credit
for someone else's work.
definition of plagiarism
© Bow
Kinds of Plagiarism
 Buying, Accessing Free, Reusing, or
Copying
 Not identifying direct quotes nor citing
properly
 Paraphrasing quotes too closely and not
citing properly
 Using others’ ideas without crediting
All are theft of intellectual property, and all
schools consider it cheating
Actions viewed as plagiarism
Deliberate
plagiarism
Might be
unintentional
plagiarism
but still
plagiarism
© What
 Buying, accessing free,
reusing or copying
 Copying from another
source without citing
properly
 Building on someone else’s
ideas without citing properly
 Closely paraphrasing
someone else’s work
Copying
You have plagiarized.
© Bedorsian
If you:
Copy a friend’s paper – including homework
Buy papers off the internet or get them for
free
Copy and paste sections of text off a
website and not credit the source correctly
Copy and paste a picture and not credit the
source correctly
Solution
 Stay away, Keep out, Avoid, Avoid, Avoid
Copying
Instead, practice good research habits
Keep track of all source information
Document all sources in text and in Works
Cited
Take notes
 Put “DQ” for direct quote of text
Put “S” for ideas taken from source
Put “Me” for insights you have
Clipart
Direct Quotes
If you use someone else’s exact words in your
paper and don’t put quotation marks around the
words and cite, you have plagiarized.
Example:
Direct Quote:
“Everybody in New Orleans loved the music of the brass
bands” (Terkel 3).
Citation:
Terkel, Studs. Giants of Jazz. New York: Harper Collins,
1975. 3. Print.
Solution
Clipart
Indicate in notes – DQ - Direct quote
Always put quotation marks around exact
words from a text, include in-text citation
and Works Cited entry.
Unsure if it is a DQ – use quotes and cite
Never, ever make an exception.
Check your understanding
Here a direct quote. What do I need to do to avoid
plagiarizing?
Some scholars believe that the basic form of the
Balinese temple originated during the Balinese
Neolithic period, perhaps as early as 2500 BC.
“Some scholars believe that the basic form of
the Balinese temple originated during the
Quotation
marks
Balinese Neolithic period, perhaps as early
as 2500 BC” (Bali 108). In-text citation
Bali, Insight Guide. London: APA Publications,
2002. 108. Print. Works cited entry
Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing means putting someone else’s
idea in your own words.
If you rearrange or substitute a few words of
a text, you have plagiarized.
© Plagiarism
If you use your own words but don’t credit
the author for her idea in the text and in
works cited, you have plagiarized.
Paraphrasing example
From Purdue University Online Writing Lab:
The original passage:
“Students frequently overuse direct quotation in taking notes,
and as a result they overuse quotations in the final [research]
paper. Probably only about 10% of your final manuscript should
appear as directly quoted matter. Therefore, you should strive to
limit the amount of exact transcribing of source materials while
taking notes” (Lester 46-47).
A legitimate paraphrase:
In research papers students often quote excessively,
failing to keep quoted material down to a desirable
level. Since the problem usually originates during
note taking, it is essential to minimize the material
recorded verbatim (Lester 46-47).
© Purdue
Solution
Make sure you understand the idea.
Write your interpretation without looking at
the original text.
Reread your words and the original to
make sure they are not similar.
Credit the source in text and in works
cited.
clipart
Check your understanding
Here is a paraphrased sentence. What do I need to do to
avoid plagiarizing?
Four sacred mountains surround the Pueblo
Indian’s world both geographically and
mythically.
Four sacred mountains surround the Pueblo
Indian’s world both geographically and
mythically (American xi). In text citation
American Indian Myths and Legends. New
York: Pantheon Books, 1984. xi. Print. Works cited
entry
Original Idea
If you use someone else’s original idea
and don’t give him credit in-text and works
cited, you have plagiarized.
Solution:
clipart
 Always give credit for someone else’s ideas
 Common knowledge doesn’t need crediting
 When it doubt: Credit
Check your understanding
Here is an idea from author, Will Durant. What do I need to
do to avoid plagiarizng? (This is a paraphrase)
It took more than a revival in of the classics to make the
Renaissance. It also took lots of money from the wealthy
merchants, bankers and the Church.
It took more than a revival in of the classics to make
the Renaissance. It also took lots of money from the
wealthy merchants, bankers and the Church (Durant
168). In-text citation
Durant, Will. The Renaissance. New York: Simon and
Schuster, 1953. 168. Print. Works cited entry
Information I don’t need to credit
Common knowledge are facts and known by
most people or easily found
For example:
Barack Obama is the 44th president.
© Barack
Anthropologists study human beings from
every time period.
Check your understanding
Which statement is common knowledge and does not need
citing?
The Italians called this coming of age la Rinascite,
Rebirth because to them it seemed a triumphant
rebirth of the classic spirit …
OR
Pueblo Indians are a tribe that live in the
Southwestern region of the United States.
Pueblo Indians…is correct
Eastlake’s Academic Honesty
Policy
“If a student violates the academic honesty
policy, regardless of intent, the sanctions
include:
First Offense: Zero points, no make-up,
phone call or email to parent.
Second Offense: (in same class)
Automatic withdrawal with failing
grade. Letter signed by teacher and
administrator sent to parent” (Eastlake
13).
Helpful Resources
Purdue Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/search.p
hp
Indiana State Plagiarism Tutorial
http://panther.indstate.edu/tutorials/plagiari
sm/defined1.html
Work Cited
"Am I Plagiarizing?." We're More than Just Books. CLC Libraries and Instructional
Services, 3 Feb. 2010. Web. 27 Jan. 2011.
<http://researchguides.clcillinois.edu/content.php?pid=72776&sid=538771>.
"Avoiding Plagiarism." The Learning Resource Center Loyola Marymount University.
Loyola Marymount University, - . Web. 20 Jan. 2011.
<www.lmu.edu/AssetFactory.aspx?did=388>.
"Barak Obama 44th President." Zazzle.com, 17 Aug. 2009. Web. 2 Feb. 2011.
Bedorsian, Wesley. "Beat the Cheat." Edutopia. George Lucas Foundation, - June 2008.
Web. 27 Jan. 2011. <http://www.edutopia.org/student-plagiarism-teacher-strategy>.
Bow, James. "Parody and Fairuse." Cartoon. The Journal of James Bow and his Writing
15 Apr. (2004). Web. 27 Jan. 2011. <http://bowjamesbow.ca/2004/04/15/parody-andfair.shtml>.
Works Cited cont.
Eastlake High School. EHS Student Handbook. 2010th ed. Redmond: Lake Washington
High School, 2010. 12-13. Academic Honesty. Print.
Hall, Matthew H. "Plagiarism Cartoon." A Blog about Copyright. World Press.com, 23
Oct. 2008. Web. 26 Jan. 2011.
<http://atempleton.wordpress.com/2008/10/23/plagiarism-cartoon/>.
Harris, Robert. "Twenty - four Orignal Cartoons." The Plagiarism Handbook. AntiPlagiarism.com, - 2001. Web. 26 Jan. 2011.
<http://www.pyrczak.com/antiplagiarism/cartoons.htm>.
Lorenzen, Michael. "Plagiarism." Library Instruction.com. N.p., 23 Sept. 2003. Web. 19
Jan. 2011.
Plagiarism and Responsibility. Women of Mystery, 23 Jan. 2008. Web. 2 Feb. 2011.
Purdue Online Writing Lab. Purdue University, - 2011. Web. 2 Feb. 2011.
<http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/01/>.
Works Cited cont.
Terkel, Studs. Giants of Jazz. New York: Harper Collins, 1975. 3. Print.
"What is Plagiarism." CBU's Plagiarism Policy. Christian Brothers University, - . Web. 20
Jan. 2011.
<dev.cbu.edu/idc/groups/library/documents/web_content/library_datafile_plag_ppt.ppt
·>.
Questions?