Avoid Plagiarism

From www.glogster.com

Plagiarism is stealing somebody else's ideas and writing by pretending they are your own.  Plagiarism is copying an idea from an existing source.

Examples of plagiarism:

·         Turning in someone else's work as your own

·         Copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit

·         Failing to put a quotation in quotation marks

·         Giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation

·         Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit

• Copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not

How to prevent plagiarism:

• DO NOT copy and paste any information directly from a source
  
• When getting your information from online sources, you must put the information in your own words (paraphrase)
• Be sure to credit all websites, magazines, and newspapers that are used to help you find information
• When you are interviewing subjects, be sure to write down detailed and correct information, and make sure to credit who said what
• When you are including quotes in your story, make sure you recorded the quotes properly otherwise it could be considered misleading information
• If you are ever in doubt about possible plagiarism, always credit your sources
  
  

Consequences of plagiarism:

Most schools will fail the student on their assignment if they are caught plagiarizing, or possibly even suspend them. In college, you can be expelled from your school. Once you get expelled from one school, it is very difficult to get into another.

For more information on plagiarism visit: http://plagiarism.org/