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Avoiding Plagiarism

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Plagiarism: Real Life Examples (Part 2 of 3) The Best Online Resources To Teach About Plagiarism. Plagiarism, I think, can be a tricky concept to help students understand.

The Best Online Resources To Teach About Plagiarism

I can understand how an English Language Learner in an academic setting might be tempted to copy-and-paste someone else’s work. This is a very short “The Best…” list sharing online resources that my students have found engaging and, I believe, helpful to them “getting it.” (Also, for my purposes, I’ve found the Plagiarism Detector to be a helpful tool to confirm that students are using their own words.

Plagium is a similar too). Here are my choices for The Best Online Resources To Teach About Plagiarism (and that are accessible to English Language Learners). Exploring Plagiarism, Copyright, and Paraphrasing. ReadWriteThink couldn't publish all of this great content without literacy experts to write and review for us.

Exploring Plagiarism, Copyright, and Paraphrasing

If you've got lessons plans, videos, activities, or other ideas you'd like to contribute, we'd love to hear from you. More Find the latest in professional publications, learn new techniques and strategies, and find out how you can connect with other literacy professionals. More Teacher Resources by Grade Your students can save their work with Student Interactives. More Home › Classroom Resources › Lesson Plans Lesson Plan. Plagiarism - EasyBib via Vimeo. Examples of Plagiarism. There are many forms of academic dishonesty, including plagiarism, or the representation of another person's words, ideas, or information as if they were your own.

Examples of Plagiarism

You may use another person's words, ideas, or information, but to do so without acknowledgment is plagiarism. Perhaps the most serious form of plagiarism is failure to acknowledge the source of a direct quotation or paraphrase. Whether accidental or deliberate, failure to acknowledge that you have borrowed another's language, ideas, or information constitutes plagiarism. Understanding the most common forms of plagiarism will help you avoid them. Follow the links below to learn more about each type and how to avoid committing them. Example 1. Word for word borrowing from an unacknowledged source, whether intentional or not. Example 2. Plagiarism.org. Pre-Test Your Knowledge. 1.

Pre-Test Your Knowledge

Copying and pasting from the Internet can be done without citing the Internet page, because everything on the Internet is common knowledge and can be used without citation. 2. You don't have to use quotation marks when you quote an author as long as you cite the author's name at the end of the paragraph. True False 3. When do you have to cite your sources? Paraphrasing tool. Paraphrasing tool. Plagiarism and ESL Writers. Summary: This resource provides a look at plagiarism and the unique situation faced by many ESL writers working and learning in North American Academic contexts.

Plagiarism and ESL Writers

Additional information on plagiarism in general can be found one the Purdue OWL by visiting: Avoiding Plagiarism. Exercises on plagiarism can be found on the Purdue OWL by visiting: Safe Practices: An Exercise. Contributors: Stacy Nall, Ghada M. GherwashLast Edited: 2013-08-12 10:05:58 Introduction Do you find yourself struggling to meet your instructor’s expectations for your writing when you are learning not only the subject matter, but also the English language? According to scholars like Pat Currie and Alastair Pennycook, writers new to the English language might copy language from published works in order to cope with their challenging learning situations and busy academic schedules.

CIIA: Teaching and Learning Resources - Copyright and Plagiarism. 7 Resources for Detecting and Preventing Plagiarism. 1.

7 Resources for Detecting and Preventing Plagiarism

The first thing I do when I want to check a student's work for plagiarism is to do a quick search on Google. If you notice that a student has strung together some phrases that you don't think they've written, put the suspected phrase inside quotation marks and search. You may want to search on Google as well as on Google Scholar. For more Internet search tools and strategies please see my free ebook Beyond Google - Improve Your Search Results. 2. 3. 4. Paper Rater is a free service designed to help high school and college students improve their writing.

Plagiarism. Plagiarism Video. Tips to avoid Accidental Plagiarism. ORI - The Office of Research Integrity. Avoiding Plagiarism, Self-plagiarism, and Other Questionable Writing Practices: A Guide to Ethical Writing. Paraphrasing. What Is Plagiarism? Plagiarism Explained by Common Craft. You have something in common with the smartest people in the world.

Plagiarism Explained by Common Craft

You see, everyone has ideas. We use our minds to create something original, whether it’s a poem, a drawing, a song, or a scientific paper. Some of the most important ideas are published and make it into books, journals, newspapers and trustworthy websites that become the building blocks for things we all learn. But ideas are also very personal, and we need dependable ways to keep track of the people behind the ideas we use because they deserve credit for their contribution, just as you do if someone uses your idea. Passing off another person’s ideas or words as your own, without credit, is called plagiarism. Meet Cassie, a university student. She’s not the kind of person who would plagiarize by turning in someone else’s work, but she is aware that plagiarism can happen accidentally, so she follows some basic rules: Second, she’s careful to use only her own words when she’s not quoting directly.