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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-noun-synonyms include falsification and infringement-derived from the Latin word plagiare, meaning to kidnap

PLAGIARISM

What does plagiarism actually mean?

Discuss with those around you your definition of plagiarism and some examples.

WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?

• Plagiarism is the act of taking another person's writing, conversation, song, or even idea and passing it off as your own. This includes information from web pages, books, songs, television shows, email messages, interviews, articles, artworks or any other medium. Whenever you paraphrase, summarize, or take words, phrases, or sentences from another person's work, it is necessary to indicate the source of the information within your paper using an internal citation. It is not enough to just list the source in a bibliography at the end of your paper. Failing to properly quote, cite or acknowledge someone else's words or ideas with an internal citation is plagiarism.

WHAT TYPES OF PLAGIARISM EXIST?

• All of the following are considered plagiarism:• • turning in someone else's work as your own• • copying words or ideas from someone else

without giving credit• • failing to put a quotation in quotation marks• • giving incorrect information about the source of a

quotation• • changing words but copying the sentence

structure of a source without giving credit• • copying so many words or ideas from a source

that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not

DIRECT QUOTES

• Quoting involves using exact words, phrases and sentences from a source, setting them off with quotation marks, and citing where the information was taken from.• Whenever you quote someone else's words, you

have to write them exactly as they originally appear.

PARAPHRASING AND SUMMARIZING

• Paraphrasing and summarizing are very similar. Both involve taking ideas, words or phrases from a source and crafting them into new sentences within your writing. In addition, summarizing includes condensing the source material into just a few lines. Whether paraphrasing or summarizing, credit is always given to the author.

WHAT IS “COMMON KNOWLEDGE?”

• Common knowledge needs no internal citation in a paper. Common knowledge includes information that is considered a well-established fact verifiable in five or more sources. It also includes common sayings and proverbs ("look before you leap") and historical dates, places and events.An example of common knowledge needing no citation: Jane Austen was born in 1775.

AVOID PLAGIARISM: PARENTHETICAL CITATIONS

• An internal, in-text, or parenthetical citation refers to the practice of giving credit to an author, singer, or speaker by citing their words/ideas within your paper. • This internal citation is then referenced at the end

of your paper in your 'Works Cited' list

AVOID PLAGIARISM:WORKS CITED PAGE

• A Works Cited page, also known as a bibliography or reference list, comes at the end of your paper listing all the works (books, articles, Internet sites, etc.) you've quoted, paraphrased or otherwise used to create your paper. The citations are usually listed alphabetically by the authors' last names

HOW CAN YOU SITE A SOURCE IN YOUR WORK?

• Within the sentence itself (i.e. According to…)• Include ONLY the page number in parenthesis at the end

of the sentence

• Parenthetical Citations• Include the author’s last name AND the page number in

parenthesis at the end of the sentence

• Works Cited Page / Bibliography• ALL sources listed alphabetically on a separate page at

the end of your work

THINGS THAT MUST BE CITED OR DOCUMENTED INCLUDE:

• Anything you copy word for word from another source• Anything that you borrow from someone else –

even if it is paraphrased• Whenever you borrow someone else’s ideas –

even if you don’t use their words

THINGS THAT DO NOT NEED TO BE CITED OR DOCUMENTED INCLUDE:

• Anything that is your own, original thought• Facts known as “Common Knowledge”

WITH YOUR GROUP…

Make some predictions as to what your phrase means.

brain child snatchers:

one-sided collaboration:

wild goose chase:

synonym switch-a-roo:

variations on a smokescreen:

wholly quotable:

THE PERISHABLE PERILS OF PLAGIARISM

SOCRATIVE QUIZ

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• student login

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• Last name, First name

• “What Do You Know About Plagiarism?”

Girl Talk is an American musician known for his mash-ups and sampling of famous songs. He cites fair use as his justification for using other people’s work without paying royalties, but some think could be sued for millions if any of the record companies took him to court.

HOMEWORK

Do you think Girl Talk’s music crosses over the line and is plagiarising (copyright infringement) other people’s hard work, or he is creating something new?

Write a paragraph detailing your opinion to share with the class.

QR code for the Girl Talk YouTube clip watched today.