Plagiarism
An Introductory Lesson
• 1. Write down in your own words a
definition of “cheating.”
Cheating
• 2. Write down in your own words a
definition of “Plagiarism.”
Plagiarism
• Discuss with a partner, your definitions
of “cheating” and “plagiarism.”
• How are they the same? Different?
• Is one worse than the other?
Cheating vs. Plagiarism
How do your definitions compare?
• CHEATING: act dishonestly or unfairly
in order to gain an advantage, especially
in a game or examination.
• PLAGIARISM: the practice of taking
someone else's work or ideas and passing
them off as one's own.
Cheating vs. Plagiarism
How do you keep from plagiarizing?
• Quoting directly from the source and giving
credit.
• Paraphrasing: To express the meaning of
what someone has written using different
words.
• Synonyms: reword, rephrase, put/express in
other words, rewrite
Quoting/Citing; Paraphrasing
The original passage:
“Spotting a koala in Australia isn’t unusual - but
discovering one clinging to the front of your car is. That’s
just what a family of five found when they stopped for gas
after a long night of driving.”
Jazynka, Kitson. "Koala Survives Wild Ride." National
Geographic Kids 1 July 2015: 12. Print.
A plagiarized version:
Koalas are common in Australia - but discovering one
clinging to the front of your car isn’t. But, that’s just
what one family found when they stopped for gas after a
long night of driving.
The original passage:
“Spotting a koala in Australia isn’t unusual - but
discovering one clinging to the front of your car
is. That’s just what a family of five found when
they stopped for gas after a long night of driving.”
Jazynka, Kitson. "Koala Survives Wild Ride."
National Geographic Kids 1 July 2015: 12. Print.
A legitimate paraphrase:
Finding a koala on the front of your car is strange;
but, it happened to one Australian family.
Original Passage
He was a very silent man by
nature.
Plagiarism or Not?
He was usually a quiet person.
Original Passage
At the start of the Great Depression, many
Americans wanted to believe that the hard
times would be only temporary.
Plagiarism or Not?
At the beginning of the Great Depression,
a lot of Americans wanted to think that the
hard times would be only temporary.
Original Source: Krenkle, Cory M. “Soccer’s
New Status,” School Sports News 2, Feb 2007
Soccer is quickly gaining popularity in
America. More schools continue to add soccer
to their list of competitive varsity sports. In
fact, most high schools that offer varsity soccer
have a feeder program in the elementary and
intermediate grades so that players come to the
sport with a good number of skills and
knowledge of the rules of the game.
Paraphrase this passage