Transcript How to Avoid Plagiarism

How to Avoid Plagiarism
Read, Engage, Comprehend, Learn
Copying has never been okay for school
assignments. It’s called cheating.
 Using materials from the library, the
Internet, books, magazines, movies,
songs—in fact, from any source—must be
done in a legal and acceptable manner or
it is plagiarism.
 You also are here to learn. Copying is not
a learning tool.
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What’s the Problem?
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Plagiarism is
Illegal
 Unacceptable
 Avoidable
 Even a cause for losing your college credits
and being removed from college or losing
your professional standing one day.
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But I Didn’t Mean To…
Ignorance of the issue is no excuse.
 Learn what you are supposed to do and
just do your job.
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Ways to Plagiarize
Copying and pasting on the computer
 Copying word for word without quotation
marks and citation
 Copying but changing word order
 Copying but substituting synonyms or
similar phrases
 Putting information in your own words
but not providing citations
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How to Avoid Plagiarism
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Read and understand and think about the
information you need.
Take notes in short words and phrases without
copying entire sentences or paragraphs.
Try looking away from what you read and retell it
(paraphrase) in your own mind to see if you
understand and recall what you read.
It’s hard to plagiarize when you are not looking
at the source.
If you copy word for word, include quotation
marks—even when you take your notes.
Compare Original Text to
Plagiarized Text- What’s wrong?
ORIGINAL
“Les Paul started his
professional life as a
teenage guitarist during
the 1930’s broadcasting
on radio stations,
playing country as
‘Rhubarb Red’ and
dipping into R&B and
jazz as well” (Bacon 85).
STUDENT VERSION
Les Paul started his
professional life as a
teenage guitarist during
the 1930’s broadcasting
on radio stations,
playing country as
“Rhubarb Red” and
dipping into R&B and
jazz as well.
Compare Original Text to
Plagiarized Text- What’s wrong?
ORIGINAL
“Les Paul started his
professional life as a
teenage guitarist during
the 1930’s broadcasting
on radio stations,
playing country as
‘Rhubarb Red’ and
dipping into R&B and
jazz as well” (Bacon 85).
STUDENT VERSION
Les Paul began his
professional life as a
guitarist when he was a
teenager during the
1930’s playing country
music as “Rhubarb Red”
and playing a little bit of
R&B and jazz also
(Bacon 85).
Compare Original Text to
Plagiarized Text- What’s wrong?
ORIGINAL
“Les Paul started his
professional life as a
teenage guitarist during
the 1930’s broadcasting
on radio stations,
playing country as
‘Rhubarb Red’ and
dipping into R&B and
jazz as well” (Bacon 85).
STUDENT VERSION
Les Paul started out
playing guitar as a
teenager during the
1930’s. He broadcast
on radio stations under
the name of Rhubarb
Red. He was also
playing R&B and jazz.
Mostly he played
country.
Compare Original Text to
Plagiarized Text- What’s wrong?
ORIGINAL
“Les Paul started his
professional life as a
teenage guitarist during
the 1930’s broadcasting
on radio stations,
playing country as
‘Rhubarb Red’ and
dipping into R&B and
jazz as well” (Bacon 85).
STUDENT VERSION
Les Paul started out
playing guitar as a
teenager during the
1930’s. He broadcast
on radio stations under
the name of Rhubarb
Red. He was also
playing R&B and jazz.
Mostly he played
country (Bacon 85).
Taking Notes from Original Text to
Avoid Plagiarizing- The right way
ORIGINAL
“Les Paul started his
professional life as a
teenage guitarist during
the 1930’s broadcasting
on radio stations,
playing country as
‘Rhubarb Red’ and
dipping into R&B and
jazz as well” (Bacon 85).
STUDENT NOTES
Played mostly country
music as a teen
1930’s stage (radio)
name—Rhubarb Red
Played some R&B and jazz
Taking Notes from Original Text to
Avoid Plagiarizing- The right way
ORIGINAL
“Les Paul started his
professional life as a teenage
guitarist during the 1930’s
broadcasting on radio
stations, playing country as
‘Rhubarb Red’ and dipping
into R&B and jazz as well”
(Bacon 85).
STUDENT NOTES
Played mostly country music as
a teen
1930’s stage (radio) name—
Rhubarb Red
Played some R&B and jazz
STUDENT VERSION WRITTEN FROM NOTES AND CITED
By the time Les Paul was a teenager, he was playing country music on the
radio under the name of Rhubarb Red. He was also playing a little bit of
R&B and jazz by then (Bacon 85).
Ms. Ballard’s Big Tips
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Take notes only in
phrases—not in
sentences.
 Do not look at the
original when you
write your own
version.
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When taking notes,
be sure to write
down the page
number and the
source for the notes.
 If an original
sentences is worded
so well you can’t
rephrase it, use a
quote. Only for
WOW sentences.
Citations and Bibliographies
(References)
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Citations are inside
the paper that you
write.
 Citations are short
versions of the
entries in the
Bibliography or
References.
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Bibliographies or
References are
listed at the end of
the paper that you
write.
 Bibliographies or
References are full
versions of
information found on
the original source.
Things to Gather for a Bibliography
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Book:
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Title (and subtitle, if any) (found on title page—not cover)
(underlined or in italics)
Author
Place of publication (on back of title page)
Name of publisher (on back of title page)
Date of publication (on back of title page—use newest date)
Page numbers if you only used a small section of the book.
Volume number if it is part of a set.
Write down page numbers for every note your write.
Things to Gather for a Bibliography
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Magazine:
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Title (and subtitle, if any) (found on title page—
not cover) (underlined or in italics)
Author
Name of magazine
Date of magazine
Page numbers
Volume and edition numbers if it is a journal
instead of a magazine.
Write down page numbers for every note your
write.
Things to Gather for a Bibliography
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Encyclopedia or Reference Works:
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Title of article (and subtitle, if any) (in quotation
marks)
Author (if shown—usually at beginning or end of
article, sometimes shown in pages like About Me)
Name of Set of Books
Volume Number
Edition
Page Numbers
Things to Gather for a Bibliography
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Online article or web site:
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Title of article and/or web site (and subtitle, if any)
(in quotation marks)
If web site has pages with individual page names,
include that as well.
Author (if shown—usually at beginning or end of
article)
URL of article
Date of web site or copyright dates (at bottom of
home page usually)
Date you accessed the site and took the notes
Things to Gather for a Bibliography
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Images:
Title of image (in quotation marks)
 Photographer or artist
 URL if found on Internet
 Date you accessed the site and took the
notes
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Citation Machine
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http://easybib.com has a tool to use to
insert your bibliographic information to
create an entry for your Bibliography or
References.
Sample Reference List
Reference List
Ballard, Charlotte. "Do Schools Still Need Brick and Mortar Libraries?." Learning and Leading with Technology. 19.11
(2009): 6-10. Journal Article
Bolden, Michael. "Student Citizenship." Manual of Classroom Management. 2nd ed. 2. Boston: Houghton Mifflin,
2009. Web. <www.educationdigest.com>. Online Reference Book.
Cusack, Joe. "Roberson Middle School Computer Class Instructions." Roberson Middle School. 26 Jan 2010. Spring
ISD, Web. 26 Jan 2010. <http://www.springisd.org/>. Online Document.
Gittens, Thad. "Success on Mandated Testing." Encyclopedia of School Principalship. 1st Rev. ed. 13. Chicago:
Little, Brown, 2009. Print Encyclopedia
Martin, Jason, and Ashlee Kane. "Sharing Gym Space with Multiple Classes." Physical Education Today 23 Jan
2010: 32-36. Web. 26 Jan 2010. <www.petoday.net>. Online Magazine Article.
Perry, Edward. Making Music with Middle Schoolers.. 3rd ed. New York: Lippincott, 2008. Book.
Perry, Russell. "Why Young Adults Need Sports." Sports Illustrated 15 Jan 2010: 26-27. Print Magazine.
Rockhill, Erin. "Starting a School Newspaper." Houston Chronicle 20 Jan 2010: B4. Newspaper Article in Print.
Walker, Tracey. "Leading Students to Academic Success." School Administrators Journal 42.1 (2009): 521-523.
Web. 26 Jan 2010. <www.ebsco.com>. Online Journal Article.
Things to Gather for a Bibliography
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Database information:
Title of article (and subtitle, if any) (in
quotation marks)
 Author (if shown—usually at beginning or
end of article, sometimes shown in pages
like About Me)
 Name of database
 Date you accessed the site and took the
notes
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by Charlotte Ballard
Bacon, Tony. The History of the American
Guitar: From 1983 to the Present Day.
New York: Barnes and Noble, 2001. 85.
Citation Machine:
http://citationmachine.net/index2.php?re
qstyleid=1