Plagiarism

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Plagiarism

• Merriam-Websters dictionary defines plagiarism
  as
• Stealing and passing off (the ideas or words of
  another) as ones own
• Using (anothers production) without crediting
  the source
• Committing literary theft
• Presenting as new or original an idea or product
  derived from an existing source

PowerPoint By Paige Biron Class of 2009
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Have you ever plagiarized?

• Have you ever begun a paper and found yourself
  stuck? Did you then Google your topic for some
  inspiration? And once you found that
  inspiration, was it difficult for you to veer
  off from the words or phrases used? It was as if
  the words were designed for your topic, too
  perfect to change. You had to use them. You
  plagiarized.

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The following are different forms of 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 from a source that it makes
  up the majority of your work, whether credit is
  given or not

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Have you ever heard of Sanctuary?

• Nella Larson was part of the Harlem Renaissance,
  a movement towards the development of the black
  culture. In the 1930s Nella Larson wrote the
  short story, Sanctuary. At the release of this
  short story an accusation arose that Larson had
  plagiarized British writer, Sheila Kaye- Smiths
  1922 publication of Mrs. Adis. The claim
  centered around the concept that Larson had
  stolen Smiths idea of the trials of the British
  working class and replaced them with the racial,
  social, and economic barriers of African
  Americans. The controversy over Nella Larsons
  plagiarized work was ugly. Although the
  accusation was forgiven, Larson never published
  again. Even the piece, Sanctuary has limited
  exposure due to its controversial past.

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Famous Plagiarism Examples

• Helen Keller was accused of plagiarism as a young
  girl for a school composition. Mortified, she
  determined to have all future compositions
  screened by her friends before submission.
• According to a Boston University investigation
  into academic misconduct, Martin Luther King
  plagiarized approximately one third of his
  doctoral thesis. He also appropriated others'
  text, without credit, for his famous speeches,
  including "I Have A Dream".
• George Harrison was successfully sued for
  plagiarizing (though perhaps unconsciously) the
  Chiffons' "He's So Fine" for the melody of his
  own "My Sweet Lord". http//abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/m
  ysweet.htm George later wrote a bitter-lyric
  song on the subject. Ironically, he also
  "plagiarized" himself at least once, as the
  introductory chord for The Beatles' I'm Looking
  Through You is nearly identical to the
  introductory chord from End of the Line by his
  later group, the Traveling Wilburys.
• "Plagiarism." agiarism/famous-examples-of-plagiarism.html.

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Plagiarism at Work

• Original Wording "Such 'story myths' are not
  told for their entertainment value. They provide
  answers to questions people ask about life, about
  society and about the world in which they live"
  (10).
• Misuse of Source (1) Specifically, story myths
  are not for entertainment purposes rather they
  serve as answers to questions people ask about
  life, about society and about the world in which
  they live.
• This is an example of plagiarism as defined by
  the Drew University Academic Integrity Policy.
  The student copied words and phrases from the
  original without acknowledging their source.
  Although the student has rearranged some phrases
  and made minor stylistic changes, this version
  still follows the basic wording and structure of
  the original while the student repeats ideas as
  if they were his or her own.
• Plagiarism And How to Avoid It
  agiarism.html

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Prevent plagiarism by citing sources

• Your citation depends on the type of writing you
  are doing, how youre using the borrowed
  material, and what your teacher expects of you.
• Identify the sources author(s), title, and genre
  ( book, article, or web page etc.). You can
  provide information about the author in either
  the beginning or end of the sentence. If the
  author is not famous, describe some background
  info on him/her. Also if the source you have
  picked is used more than once in your paper, at
  least mention the authors name again.
• Quote material if you take the exact words an
  author is using from a source
• Paraphrase material if you are just taking the
  concept or idea from a source

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Citation Styles

• Documentary-note style and parenthetical style,
  big words, very important meanings.
  Documentary-note style is the basic form of
  citation, including footnotes (bottom of page
  with source) and endnotes (appear at the end of
  your document).

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Citation Styles Contd

• Parenthetical style notation consists of
  referring to sources within the work. With
  parenthetical citations you must include a works
  cited page at the end of your paper. Works cited
  can easily be compiled through easybib.com, an
  extremely helpful website in construction a
  bibliography.

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Links for proper citation styles

• Most teachers at Tourtellotte Memorial High
  School prefer their work to be cited. The English
  and Science departments favor parenthetical
  citation, whereas the History departments favor
  documentary-note style citation.
• Parenthetical style cites
• Writer's Handbook MLA Style Documentation
  http//www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocMLA.html
  MLA Citation Style http//campusgw.library.cornell
  .edu/newhelp/res_strategy/ citing/mla.html
  Online! Guide to MLA Style http//www.bedfordstmar
  tins.com/online/cite5.html
• Purdue Owl Website http//owl.english.purdue.edu/
  owl/resource/557/01/
• Turn It In http//turnitin.com/static/index.html
  ---very helpful in identifying plagiarism
• Documentary-note style cites
• The Chicago Manuel of Style http//www.libs.uga.e
  du/ref/chicago.html
• A helpful cite on plagiarism http//www.plagiaris
  m.org/learning_center/plagiarism_faq.html

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Even Dinos Plagiarize
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Consequences of Plagiarism

• School Punishments include a zero on your
  assignment or a failure in that course, possible
  removal from NHS if you are a member, a behavior
  referral, and even expulsion. (See Student
  Handbook for further information)
• Legal Punishments for plagiarism are also known
  as misdemeanors, which include fines that range
  from 100 to 50,000 and at least one year in
  jail. Depending on the state in which the
  plagiarism took place, it could be a felony.
• Work Place Punishment results in a loss of
  employment and the denial of positions due to
  plagiarism.