Lakewood High School

English Department

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After taking this module, you will be able to do the following:

1. Define plagiarism.
2. Explain why plagiarism is an ethics issue.
3. Know how to avoid committing plagiarism

Note: In-text citations are quoted frequently throughout this module. If you do not know about in-text citations, you should also take that module.

Plagiarism is using someone else's ideas, words, quotes, or other works and representing it as your own.

Examples

• Downloading a paper from the Internet and submitting it as your own
• Copying ANY materials from another place and using it within giving credit
• Paraphrasing, or rewriting, material and not giving credit for the ideas
• Using as little as three words in a row without using quotation marks to show they are exact words--even if in-text citation provided

Intentional

• Copying all or even small parts of a paper
• Downloading a paper off the Internet and submitting as your own
• Using an idea and claming it is your own

This is the most severe violation and can result in receiving a failing grade

Unintentional

• Reading material and not remembering a point you read
• Improperly using citations

This is still plagiarism and must be avoided.

Paraphrasing

Rewriting material in your own words. It does not change your need to give credit. The actual words used to describe another's work only matters in how you use an in-text citation (i.e., use of quotes or not). 

Summarizing

Used to describe a point or collection of ideas. Again, the actual words used to describe another's work only matters in how you cite (i.e., use of quotes or not).

• As student, both intentional and unintentional plagiarism are serious academic offenses

• In an academic setting such as school, you must give credit for any work that is not your own.

• Citations, or showing where the work originated, is used for three main reasons

1. Distinguish your work, research, and ideas from others' work.
2. Provide a foundation of previous research for your new work and ideas.
3. Provide a way for readers to find the original source for more extensive research.

• Keep track of where you found ideas or points you may use late

• Learn and use in-text citations for any material, no matter how small, that is not your own

• Use quotation marks when using three or more consecutive words from a source

• Always give credit for another person's ideas

• Ask your teacher if you are not sure about a specific use of material

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