Plagiarism Vocabulary
Copying or imitating the language of another person and saying it is your own.
Plagiarism
An assertion that something is true or factual. This is also known as your "hot take."
Claim
Chima takes something he found online and puts it in his paper. He does not cite the website he found the information on. Is this plagiarism?
Yes! Chima has to give credit to the website he found the information from!
What two elements combine to make your thesis statement?
Your claim and your evidence.
Copying the material you have previously turned in and saying it is new.
Self-Plagiarism
Facts that support a belief or prove your point. These are also known as your "receipts."
Evidence
Summer found an old paper of hers from 7th grade that is similar to what she is writing about in 8th grade. Summer decides to edit a few sentences, as well as add some new ones here and there. She then turns in her paper. Did Summer plagiarize?
Yes! Summer self-plagiarized, claiming that her earlier work is brand new!
Mark's claim is that all children upon receiving their first phone should allow their parents full access to it. What would be a proper counterclaim to this argument?
Children should be allowed to have their own privacy on their phones!
The act of citing or quoting a source (giving the original author credit for their work)
Citation
The view of a person who disagrees with your opinion (claim). This is also know as your "opps."
Counterclaim
A student found a short article online about a famous athlete. He wants to use this athletes story in his paper, so he decides to paraphrase the story in his own words. Does the student need to cite the entire article?
Yes! The student needs to share where he got the information from.
Provide a claim for the following topic:
Cell Phones in the classroom.
1.) Schools should allow students to have cell phones in the classroom.
2.) Schools should not allow students to have cell phones in the classroom.
Rewording the original passage or writing.
Paraphrasing
Your claim plus your evidence is known as your...
Thesis Statement
DJ is writing a paper about horses. He knows that horses are measured by using hands, and decides to put this fact in his paper. Is DJ plagiarizing?
No! This fact can be deemed as "common knowledge," and therefore does not need to be cited.
What word in regards to argumentative writing fits this definition:
To examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc.
Analyze
Something well known that you don’t have to cite.
Common Knowledge
When you respond directly to the counterclaim to explain why it is wrong. This is also known as your "clapback."
Rebuttal
To avoid plagiarism, what is one thing you need to make sure you have in your paper when quoting from a source?
The URL
The author
Quotation Marks
What are four of the six aspects of argumentative writing we have discussed so far in class?
1.) Claim 2.) Thesis 3.) Evidence
4.) Counterclaim 5.) Rebuttal 6.) Citations