Plagiarism

______________ occurs when someone takes credit for an idea that was not theirs.

• Plague

• Plagues

• Plagiarism

• Plaque

It is not plagiarism if you copy the material yourself, in your own handwriting.

• True

• False

When you copy material from another source, changing one or two words is enough to avoid plagiarism.

• True

• False

True or false - if it was accidental, then it is not plagiarism.

• True

• False

Material on the Web is free for anyone to use.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What can you do to avoid plagiarism?

• Cite your source at the end of a sentence

• Reference and rephrase other's work

• Use quotation marks

• All of the above

In some cases, students who plagiarize can fail a class or be suspended from school.

• True

• False

Teachers have web sites and computer programs that tell them if students have plagiarized or not.

• True

• False

One purpose of a Works Cited page is to

• Show readers from where your information came.
• To add length to a paper.
• To stress out students
• To prove information in the paper is true.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.3.5

Should your "Works Cited" page be at the end of your essay, or on its own page at the very end?

• It should follow the last line after your essay body.
• It should be on its own page at the very end.