Copyright and Plagiarism

Which of the following is considered plagiarism?

• Unintentionally claiming the work of others are your own

• Intentionally claiming the work of others as your own

• Chunking a long passage

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is the best way to avoid plagiarism?

• Just reword a few words in the line and then it can be called your own

• Just quote the entire passage

• Paraphrase and give the author credit

• Chunk the information

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Scenario: A student loved a story they read, so they decided to copy the story line, but they changed the names of the characters. Which answer below applies?

• This is considered plagiarism, you cannot copy an existing story line

• This is not considered plagiarism because they used different names

• It is considered partial plagiarism, but it is not a big deal.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Scenario: A student put a story assignment off until last minute, so they copy and paste a story from online that is NOT copyrighted. Which of the following applies.

• This is plagiarism regardless of the copyright.

• It is not plagiarism because there was no copyright.

• It isn't plagiarism, but it also isn't good because the student didn't do their own work.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In order to effectively avoid plagiarism, one should

• Never copy and paste information

• Read the entire resource or article, look away, then write down the main points you got from it

• Keep track of authors, dates, website titles, article titles, publishers, etc. so you can add in-text citations and a works cited page

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Scenario: A student was stuck on story ideas, so they created an original story, but used famous superhero characters.

• This is plagiarism because they did not seek the right to use the characters created by someone else

• This is not plagiarism because everyone knows these characters, so they are free game

• It was not plagiarism because the story was original

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Scenario: A student was not fully aware of what plagiarism is, so they only changed a few words of each line in the text they were researching, and included it in their paper. Mark what will happen.

• It was the first offense, but the student will be instantly suspended. Plagiarism is a serious offense.

• The student will be talked to and asked to redo the work on the first offense.

• The student will spend the day in the office on the first offense.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Scenario: A student that has received teaching and is a repeat offender for plagiarism decides to do it again because they are short on time. It is better than getting a zero. What will happen?

• Likely, the student will be expelled.

• The student will likely serve in house suspension.

• The student will likely receive an irreversible zero and an in house or our of school suspension, as well as assigned work regarding plagiarism.

In order for a teacher to determine if a work is plagiarized they have to

• Spend hours looking through information

• Simply enter suspicious lines into the plagiarism checker (takes just seconds)

• Ask and interview peers

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

To which of the following must you give credit?

• Music

• Videos

• Websites

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9