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The Perils of Plagiarism

To answer these questions, please read the information on this web page:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html

The questions will proceed chronologically through the website. In other words, you will find answers to the first questions at the beginning of the website, and later questions near the end.

1. How does this web page define plagiarism?

1. Look at “Actions that might be seen as plagiarism.”  In your own words, please explain the difference between “Deliberate plagiarism” and “Possibly accidental plagiarism.”

1. You are a high school teacher.  You discover that a student plagiarized material as part of an important report.  When confronted with the situation, the student says, “But it was an accident! I didn’t mean to plagiarize!” What would you tell the student?

Look carefully at “Choosing when to credit.”  Put a check mark next to all of the texts for which you MUST document their source.

4. _____ words from a commonly known prayer

5. _____words from a new song

6. _____reprinted diagrams

7. _____common knowledge

8. _____your own observations based on another’s research

9. _____a unique phrase you found on the internet that expresses your ideas

10. _____ your own opinions

11. _____ text from a newspaper

12. _____ Just a few words (less than 5) that someone else wrote

Look carefully at “Making sure you are safe.”  Write down five things that you can do to avoid problems with plagiarism.

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1.  Please complete “Exercises for practice” on the next page.

Exercises for Practice

Below are some situations in which writers need to decide whether or not they are running the risk of plagiarizing. In the Y/N column, indicate if you would need to document (Yes), or if it is not necessary to provide quotation marks or a citation (No). If you do need to give the source credit in some way, explain how you would handle it. If not, explain why.

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