PlagiarismEnglish 9

What is Plagiarism?

• "Plagiarism means using another's work without giving credit. Whenever you quote or base your ideas on another person's work, you must document the source you used. Even when you do not quote directly from another work, if reading that source contributed to the ideas presented in your paper, you must give the authors proper credit.”

Source: “Citing Sources.” University of California Berkeley Library. Web. 28 April 2010. < http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/instruct/guides/citations.html#Plagiarism>.

Types of Plagiarism

The Ghost Writer

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The Poor Disguise

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The Self-Stealer

Source: “What is Plagiarism?” Plagiarism.org. Web. 29 April 2010. <http://www.plagiarism.org>

Indicators

• An indicator provides a reliable way of measuring achievement and monitoring performance.

• Indicators for measuring achievement on this assignment are: • Have I provided original thoughts and ideas?• Are all my sources cited properly?

Citing Sources as an Indicator of Your Grade

Avg. Grade for Not Citing Sources

Avg. Grade for Works Cited but No In-Text

Avg. Grade for Works Cited and In-Text Ci-

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Source: 2009-2010 Semester II English 9 Students. Grades. Shakespeare Research Project. Compiled by M. Torrise and J. Mahmoud. 28 April 2010.

Possible Points 190

What We Found

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Source: 2009-2010 Semester II English 9 Students. Grades. Shakespeare Research Project. Compiled by M. Torrise and J. Mahmoud. 28 April 2010.

Total Number of Assignments Graded: 83

Academic Dishonesty Policy from WHS

Handbook• Academic dishonesty, cheating, and plagiarism are serious

matters that challenge each student’s goal of being responsible. Examples:

• Copying computer internet materials or software without proper documentation or in violation of copyright law.

• Summarizing material without acknowledging the source.• Representing the work of someone else as one’s own

work• Obtaining or accepting a copy of a test or answers to a test.• Copying another student’s homework or test answers; or

providing work or answers to another student.

• Students who engage in such dishonesty may be penalized by receiving a grade of “0” for the assignment. Repeated offenses could result in a grade of “F” for the course.

Grading Key

• WC = Works Cited

• DS = Double Spaced

• IN = Indent

• ALPHA = Alpha Order

• MLA = MLA Format

• OR = Components in Correct Order

• PC = Punctuation

• IT = In Text Citation

• PL = Plagiarism

• CP = Cut and Paste

• WS = Word Smith

Definitions of Types of Plagiarism

1. "The Ghost Writer.” The writer turns in another's work, word-for-word, as his or her own.

2. "The Photocopy.” The writer copies significant portions of text straight from a single source, without alteration.

3. "The Potluck Paper. “ The writer tries to disguise plagiarism by copying from several different sources, tweaking the sentences to make them fit together while retaining most of the original phrasing.

4. "The Poor Disguise.” Although the writer has retained the essential content of the source, he or she has altered the paper's appearance slightly by changing key words and phrases.

5. "The Labor of Laziness.“ The writer takes the time to paraphrase most of the paper from other sources and make it all fit together, instead of spending the same effort on original work.

6. "The Self-Stealer.” The writer "borrows" generously from his or her previous work, violating policies concerning the expectation of originality adopted by most academic institutions.

Source: “What is Plagiarism?” Plagiarism.org. Web. 29 April 2010. <http://www.plagiarism.org>