What’s the big
deal?
A power point created by Rachel Paper & Anna Modrow. Feb.2, 2014
Content Objective:
 Students will be able to identify examples
and non-examples of copyright
infringement and plagiarism.
Language Objective:
 Students will be able to explain why they
must cite other people’s work.
If you do not cite or give credit
to your resources, it is called:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNg94ebLGzY
http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/types-of-plagiarism/
From: www.plagiarism.org
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Definition: “The act of using another person's
words or ideas without giving credit to that
person.”
Merriam-Webster Dictionary : http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/plagiarism?show=0&t=1390508024
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-Use “quotation marks” when using the
“exact words of the author”
-Paraphrase or change the author’s
words to your own words. Do you still
have to cite them??
-Cite or give credit to sources used that
you did not create. (Includes words,
photos, pictures, videos and music!)
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Parenthetical
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Works Cited
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Middle School or High School: an
F or even failing the class!
College: Failing a class or even
being expelled from the college.
(List what plagiarizing can cost
you.)
Loss of Job – or limited
opportunities to GET a job.
1. Plagiarism is using all or part of someone’s
work/creation, and claiming it as your own. Right or
Wrong thing to do?
2. It is OK to use a small part of someone’s work IF you
cite him or her properly.
3. If you are able to copy and paste a picture/photo from
the Internet, it is OK to use it.
4. Plagiarizing is no big deal, because everyone does it.
5. There are serious consequences to plagiarizing. Yes or
no?
This Power Point was
created by Bonnie
McCormick & used
with her permission.
 What needs to be done
to make this situation
fair for Zig & Zag?
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Photos/Clip Art/Music/Videos:
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Always assume it IS copyrighted
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Options: Creative Commons & Public Domain
See your librarian/teachers for sources that are
LEGAL to use and how to cite them properly.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InzDjH1-9Ns –YouTube’s instructional
video 4:40
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http://www.lycoming.edu/library/instruction/tutorials/plagiarismGame
.aspx
McCormick, Bonnie. “The Fair Use Fable of Zig and Zag “ 2010
Krashen, Stephen D. The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research. Westport, CT: Libraries
Unlimited, 2004. Print.
"Online Plagiarism out of Control." YouTube. YouTube, 18 Jan. 2008. Web. 03 Feb. 2014.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DTZzvV9KTY>.
"Plagiarism." Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2014.
"Plagiarism Game - Lycoming College." Plagiarism Game - Lycoming College. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb.
2014.
TEKS: Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills, See TEA Website:
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter110/ch110b.html
(D) identify the source of notes (e.g., author, title, page number) and record bibliographic
information concerning those sources according to a standard format; and (E) differentiate between
paraphrasing and plagiarism and identify the importance of citing valid and reliable sources.
Tulsaccprof. "What Is Plagiarism?" YouTube. YouTube, 06 Jan. 2012. Web. 05 Feb. 2014
“Types of Plagiarism." Plagiarism.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2014.
"YouTube Copyright School." YouTube. YouTube, 24 Mar. 2011. Web. 03 Feb. 2014.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InzDjH1-9Ns>.