Understanding Plagiarism

What is plagiarism?

• Copying someone else's work and claiming it as your own

• Using your own words to explain someone else's ideas

• Giving credit to the original author of information you used

Why is it important to cite your sources?

• To show you did your research

• To avoid plagiarism

• Both A and B

When should you cite a source?

• Only when you copy someone else's words exactly

• Whenever you use information or ideas from another source

• Only when you are writing a research paper

What is a citation?

• A list of all the sources you used in your work

• A specific way to give credit to the original author

• A synonym for plagiarism

Which of the following is an example of plagiarism?

• Using your own words to explain a concept you learned from a book

• Copying a paragraph from a website without giving credit

• Citing a source you used in your research

If you are unsure whether or not to cite a source, what should you do?

• Don't cite it

• Cite it anyway

• Ask your teacher for help

What is the best way to avoid plagiarism?

• Copy and paste information from websites

• Use your own words and cite your sources

• Don't do any research

Why is it important to understand plagiarism?

• To avoid getting in trouble

• To be a responsible researcher

• Both A and B