Plagiarism Practice

What is the definition of plagiarism?

• Using someone else's work with permission

• Citing sources properly

• Creating original content

• Using someone else's work or ideas without proper acknowledgment or permission.

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What are some consequences of plagiarism?

• Monetary rewards, increased credibility, academic recognition

• Academic penalties, legal consequences, damage to reputation, loss of credibility

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How can students avoid plagiarism in their work?

• Properly citing sources, paraphrasing information, and using quotation marks when directly quoting text.

• Using someone else's work without permission

• Not including a bibliography

• Copying and pasting from online sources

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Can you name different types of plagiarism?

• Direct plagiarism, self-plagiarism, mosaic plagiarism, accidental plagiarism, paraphrasing plagiarism

• Patchwriting plagiarism

• Incomplete citation plagiarism

• Copy-paste plagiarism

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

How can one recognize plagiarism in academic work?

• Checking for consistent writing style

• Ignoring similarity index in plagiarism detection software

• Check for direct copying of text without proper citation, inconsistent writing style, sudden changes in writing quality, and suspiciously high similarity index in plagiarism detection software.

• Directly copying text with proper citation

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why is it important to cite sources properly?

• Proper citation can lead to legal issues and copyright violations.

• Citing sources is unnecessary and slows down the writing process.

• Readers prefer information without sources cited.

• It is important to give credit to the original authors, avoid plagiarism, provide evidence for claims, and allow readers to verify the information.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What are some tools available to check for plagiarism?

• Turnitin, Grammarly, Copyscape, Plagscan

• OriginalityChecker

• Copycheck

• PlagiarismDetector

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What role does paraphrasing play in avoiding plagiarism?

• Paraphrasing helps in attributing ideas to the original source and prevents direct copying.

• Paraphrasing is a form of direct copying

• Paraphrasing is not necessary in academic writing

• Paraphrasing leads to confusion about the original source

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What are the ethical implications of plagiarism?

• Plagiarism is ethical if it is unintentional.

• Plagiarism is unethical because it involves taking credit for someone else's work without permission or acknowledgment.

• Plagiarism is ethical because it helps spread ideas more widely.

• Plagiarism is ethical if the original author is not well-known.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How can teachers help students understand the importance of academic integrity?

• Discuss consequences of plagiarism, provide clear guidelines on citing sources, encourage original work, foster culture of honesty and respect for intellectual property.

• Ignore instances of cheating, provide pre-written essays, discourage students from asking questions

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9