Today we will be discussing and working with plagiarism again. Recall the definition of plagiarism, what counts as plagiarism, and what the consequences of plagiarism are. Citation, along with the other tools we have studied for using other sources will help you avoid plagiarism in your work. Remember it is your responsibility to make sure that there is no plagiarism in your writing, even unintentional. We will practice recognizing and fixing plagiarism in academic writing.
Activities:
Acceptable or Not is an exercise where you have to decide whether an example is plagiarism based on its similarity to the original source.
For this Fix it! activity, you will have to locate the plagiarism in a sample essay, label what kind of plagiarism it is, and rewrite the plagiarized part (including citations) to make it acceptable. You will complete this in groups for a participation grade. If there is any plagiarism left in your edited version of the sample essay, you will receive no credit for this assignment.
Reference List for 'Fix it' Activity:
Bartlett, T. (2008, February 21). Columbia U. says professor repeatedly plagiarized students and
colleagues. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from http://chronicle.com/
article/Columbia-U-Says-Professor/531
Penn State University. (n.d.) Why Students Plagiarize. Retrieved from
http://tlt.its.psu.edu/plagiarism/facguide/causes
Slobogin, K. (2002, April 5). Survey: Many students say cheating's OK. CNN.com Education.
Retrieved from http://archives.cnn.com/2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/04/05/
highschool.cheating/index.html
Vega, T. (2011, March 16). Paper admits to plagiarism by reporter. The New York
Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/business/media/
17paper.html
REMINDER: Your final draft of your Summary/Critique essay is due this FRIDAY, APRIL 8 before midnight. Also, this Friday we will be meeting in UGL 291 for our library day session.
