Definitions
To steal and pass off the ideas, work, or words of another as one’s own.
Plagiarism
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A word for word copy that is passed off as one's own
The clone
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MLA stands for....
Modern Language Association
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These are the 4 ways to cite information and avoid plagiarism.
Directly quote, paraphrase, summarize, or ask the teacher for help.
What is directly quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing, or asking the teacher for help.
True or false: plagiarism is only a problem in schools.
False
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When you use the author's main point but you put it in your own words, excluding all of the extra "fluff" in the passage.
Summarizing
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A large selection of text from a single source without changes
Control + C/ Ctrl + C
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In a work cited entry, this should be the first thing to appear.
Author's name
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A direct quote has the following 4 things.
Signal phrase, in-text citation, quotation marks, and a word-for-word quote from the text.
Bonus: What is a signal phrase, in-text citation, quotation marks, and a word-for-word quote from the text.
In school, name 2 of the possible consequences of plagiarism.
reported to school officials, fail the assignment or course, or expulsion (points for 2 of the 3)
Bonus: What is reported to school officials, fail the assignment or course, or expulsion?
To copy word for word from a source using quotation marks and the correct citation, especially when putting it in your own words would cause the information to lose meaning
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Reusing your own work for another assignment
Recycle
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For in-text citations, MLA uses this format when it is a book source.
Author's last name and page number
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Which is long, a summary or a paraphrase?
Paraphrase
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Outside of school, name 2 of the possible consequences for plagiarism.
legal action, heavy fines, jail time, loss of credibility
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Paraphrasing
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Including inaccurate or non-existent information or sources
404 error
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Is the follow citation correct or incorrect?
Samantha Buglover explains in her book The Great Outdoors that the Venus flytrap’s has to eat insects to survive because its habitat prevents the plant from getting enough nitrogen through sunlight, water, or the earth as a normal plant would (8).
Correct
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A paraphrase requires these 4 things.
In-text citation, rewording of the passage, rearranging or restructuring the passage, and keeping the original meaning of the passage.
Bonus: What is an in-text citation, rewording of the passage, rearranging or restructuring the passage, and keeping the original meaning of the passage.
True
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To quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work, giving credit to its original source.
Cite/Citation
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Mixing copied material from multiple sources
Mashup
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What is missing from the following citation?
Mori, Jason. The Interesting Times, 4 October 2015, www.interesting.com/sumo.
Article: “The Daily Life of a Sumo Wrestler”
Author: Jason Mori
URL: http://www.interesting.com/sumo
Website: The Interesting Times
Date of Publication: October 4, 2015."
Article Title
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A summary requires these 4 things.
In-text citation, rewording of the passage, the main point of the passage only, and keeping the original meaning of the passage.
Bonus: What is in-text citation, rewording of the passage, the main point of the passage only, and keeping the original meaning of the passage.
At VCA, if you plagiarism an assignment and it is your first offense, these are the consequences (5 things).
The dean of students is notified, conference with the dean of students, parents are notified, you are allowed to redo the assignment for 70% credit, and potential leadership positions may be pulled from you.
Bonus: What is the dean of students is notified, conference with the dean of students, parents are notified, you are allowed to redo the assignment for 70% credit, and potential leadership positions may be pulled from you.