| AVOIDING
PLAGIARISM |
Plagiarism
occurs when you present words and ideas as your own when they are
actually someone else's. It includes the following:
- failure
to identify with quotatioin marks words copied from another source
- failure
to identify the source of quoted information
- failure
to identify the source of paraphrased information
- failure
to identify the source of summarized information
- failure
to provide a Works Cited page for a paper that requires research
- turning
in another individual’s paper as your own
- turning
in a paper off the Internet as your own
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| Plagiarism
can be avoided by identifying the source of any borrowed words or
ideas in a parenthetical citation. Parenthetical citations typically
include, in parentheses, the author’s last name and page number(s)
where the information can be found. Use parenthetical citations
to identify the source of any quoted, paraphrased, or summarized
information. Facts that are considered common knowledge do not need
to be cited. |
| Type
of Information Requiring Parenthetical Documentation |
Definition |
When
to Use |
Direct
Quote |
The
exact words of a source enclosed in quotation marks |
- To
preserve especially vivid, well-phrased, or dramatic statements
- To preserve the wording of someone who is an authority
- To preserve the accuracy of a statement that might be easily
misinterpreted in a paraphrase or a summary
|
| Paraphrase |
A
restatement of a short passage using your own vocabulary and
sentence structure |
- To
convert difficult passages into easily understandable ones
- To capture the ideas of a source that lacks eloquence
|
| Summary |
A
concise restatement of the main ideas of a longer work using
your own vocabulary and sentence structure |
- To
convert difficult passages into easily understandable ones
- To capture the ideas of a long work in a few sentences
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turnitin is a service that helps to identify unoriginal student work and
suspected individual cases of plagiarism. |
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| SEARCH ENGINES |
All the Web
http://www.alltheweb.com/
Using this site you can enter a phrase or short paragraph
(in quotes) and search the web. This is similar to a free detection
service. |
Google
http://www.google.com/
Similar site to All the Web |
PLAGIARISM SITES FOR TEACHERS
These sites contain useful links and information about defining and
detecting plagiarism. |
Ethics 101: Cheating, Plagiarism, Site Evaluation, Copyright and Your Students
http://www.kalama.com/~zimba/plag&cheat.htm
This site has numerous helpful links for teachers, including cheat sites students may use and information on educating students about plagiarism.
Downers Grove North High School Library: Plagiarism
http://www.csd99.k12.il.us/north/library/plagiarism.htm
This site helps to understand why and how students plagiarize, to identify strategies of detection and to discuss methods of prevention.
Plagiarized.Com: The Instructors Guide to Internet Plagiarism
http://www.plagiarized.com/deadgive.html
A look at the new world of internet plagiarism. Signs to let you know if a paper is not an original. Helpful links and information available. |
