Lesson Objective:
Today, we will describe what plagiarism is
and how to avoid it.
What is Plagiarism?
• Plagiarism is stealing
o someone else's words
o images
o ideas
then claiming them as your own.
• Can be avoided by citing the source and
using quotations
Examples of Plagiarism
 Words: words would include other’s writings, musical
lyrics, speeches
 Ideas: are the original expressed ideas in words or
print that are not common knowledge
 Images: Any reproduction of another person’s images,
artistic work, or motion picture.
CFU: Where have you seen plagiarism in your life?
CFU: What are the 3 types of plagiarism?
Guided practice
Students read example on worksheet and discuss with partner (Pair-Share).
Example of plagiarism (words)
• Original
• From time to time this submerged or latent
theater in Hamlet becomes almost overt. It
is close to the surface in Hamlet's
pretense of madness, the "antic
disposition" he puts on to protect himself
and prevent his antagonists from plucking
out the heart of his mystery.
Plagiarized version
• Almost all of Shakespeare's Hamlet can
be understood as a play about acting and
the theatre. For example, there is
Hamlet's pretense of madness, the "antic
disposition" that he puts on to protect
himself and prevent his antagonists from
plucking out the heart of his mystery.
Pair-Share: Discuss why this is an example of plagiarism.
CFU: Why is this an example of plagiarism?
Example of Plagiarism (ideas)
Plagiarism Video
Pair:Share: Why was this an example of plagiarism?
CFU: What would be another example of taking someone else's ideas?
Guided Practice
Identifying Plagiarism
Guided Practice Questions
Are the following examples of plagiarism?
Use your worksheet and answer YES or NO and explain.
Example 1
Original Passage
At the start of the Great Depression, many Americans
wanted to believe that the hard times would be only
temporary.
Plagiarism-YES or NO?
At the beginning of the Great Depression, a lot of
Americans wanted to think that the hard times would be
only temporary.
Example 2
Original Passage
Devices in the iPod range are primarily digital audio
players, designed around a central click wheel —
although the iPod shuffle has buttons also.
Plagiarism-YES or NO?
An iPod is an MP3 player that lets you choose and play
songs to listen to using a click wheel (or on older versions,
buttons).
Example 3
Original Passage
He was a very silent man by custom.
Plagiarism-YES or NO?
He was usually a quiet person.
Example 4
Original Passage
A letter of thanks is a courteous acknowledgment of a gift
or of something that was done for you.
Plagiarism-YES or NO?
A thank you note is a polite acknowledgment of a present
or something nice someone did for you.
Answers/Explanations
 Example 1: Example 1 is an obvious example of plagiarism
because it was copied almost verbatim.
 Example 2: Example 2 is not plagiarized because the words are
not verbatim and the ideas are considered common knowledge.
 Example 3: Example 3 is not plagiarized because the words are
not verbatim and the ideas are considered common knowledge.
 Example 4: Example 4 is not plagiarized because the words are
not verbatim and the ideas are considered common knowledge.
Closure
Answer the following questions on your worksheet.
1.
What is plagiarism?
2.
What are 3 ways that you can avoid plagiarizing
material?
3.
Why is plagiarism wrong?
Independent Practice
Rewrite the following statements on your worksheet in your own words:
1. The automobile is zebra-colored.
2. The educator removed the unruly student from the
environment.
3. The adolescent maneuvered the two-wheeled vehicle
without hitting anything.
Answers to Independent Practice
 Suggested responses.
 1. The automobile is zebra-colored.

The car is black and white.
 2. The educator removed the unruly student from the
environment.

The teacher took the disruptive child from the school grounds.
 3. The adolescent maneuvered the two-wheeled vehicle without
damaging anything.

The youth safely rode the bicycle.