The presentation distinguishes the difference between academic citation and reference from intellectual theft.

1. To Borrow or to Steal, That—is the Question!
Mentora College
1510 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
Intensive English Program
ESL 204 : Academic Writing
Instructor: Richard L. Eggum

2. What’s the Big Deal?

3. Plagiarism is . . .
 the practice of taking someone else’s work
and passing them off as one’s own.
(Snopes, 2017b).

4. Plagiarism is also known as . . .
 copying, copyright infringement, piracy,
theft of intellectual property, and stealing
(WikiHow, 2017).

5. It Can Be Difficult to Tell a Fake from an Original.

6. Which First Lady is Plagiarizing?
(Bracken, 2017).

7. Which President is Plagiarizing?
(Snopes, 2017a).

8. Can I Get in Trouble for Plagiarizing?

9. YES! You Will Get in Trouble!
 Plagiarism Is a Serious Academic Offense.
(PaperRater, 2017).

10. Well, you won’t go to jail, but . . .
 In all colleges and universities,
you will experience:
 a failing grade
on an assignment
or for a course
 academic probation
or suspension
 expulsion
(Braken, 2017)

11. And,
 In a place of business,
you might experience:
 loss of professional
reputation
 termination of
employment
 termination of
visa status
 a lawsuit
(Ebert, 2017).

13. First Offense
 If you plagiarize for a writing assignment,
you will have fifty percent (50%)
taken off of that assignment.
 Mentora College will send you a warning letter.

14. Second Offense
 If you plagiarize for a second time—on a writing
assignment—then you will receive zero percent
(o%, a big goose egg) for the assignment.
 Mentora College will send you a warning letter, and
the administration may want to speak with you.

15. Third Offense
 If you plagiarize for a third time—on a writing
assignment—then you will be expelled
from Mentora College.
 You will need to transfer to another college
or university to maintain your visa status.

16. You Cannot Possibly Catch Everyone Who Plagiarizes.

17. Plagiarism Checkers
 No one teacher could check every paper for plagiarism,
but many Internet sites will scan papers and compare
them with—literally—billions of textual sources.
(Dhiman, 2013).

18. They’re Called Citations and References.

19. Plagiarism: Avoid It

20. References
Bracken, B. (2016, July 19). What does Michelle Obama think of Melania Trump’s speech:
Trump reportedly plagiarized. New York, NY: Romper. Retrieved from
https://www.romper.com/p/what-does-michelle-obama-think-of-melania-trumps-speech-
trump-reportedly-plagiarized-14579
Bussel, S. (2014, July 5). Copyright & plagiarism for kids [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngKGGoqFKTI
Dhiman, V. (2013, December 20). 17 best services to check plagiarism online for free. Nerd’s Magazine.
Retrieved from http://nerdsmagazine.com/check-plagiarism-online
Dianis, B. (2017). 11 tips to help your teen transform failing grades into academic success. College Express.
Retrieved from http://www.collegexpress.com/counselors-and-parents/parents/articles/
high-school-journey/1-tips-help-your-teen-transform-failing-grades-academic-success

21. References (con’t)
Ebert, C. (2017, July 17). 8 reasons why getting fired can be a blessing in disguise. Addicted to Success.
Retrieved from https://addicted2success.com/success-advice/8-reasons-why-getting-fired-
can-be-a-blessing-in-disguise
PaperRater. (2017). Plagiarism consequences: Playing with fire.
Retrieved from https://www.paperrater.com/page/plagiarism-consequences
Snopes. (2017a). Whole tweet: Donald Trump’s tweet congratulating his wife Melania
on her speech at the Repubican National Convention wasn’t stolen from Barack Obama.
Retrieved from http://www.snopes.com/trump-copies-tweet/
Snopes. (2017b). Donald Trump, Jr. claims Barack Obama plagiarized his unoriginal line.
Retrieved from http://www.snopes.com/2016/07/29/donald-trump-jr-obama-plagiarized
WikiHow. (2017). WikiHow to avoid copyright infringement.
Retrieved from http://www.wikihow.com/Avoid-Copyright-Infringement

22. Citation
 Eggum, R. (2017, September 14).
Plagiarism: To Borrow or to Steal, That—Is the Question!
[PowerPoint]. Washington, DC: Mentora College,
ESL 204 – Academic Writing.