The document discusses plagiarism, including what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it. Plagiarism includes using material from another source without proper citation or acknowledgement. This can include directly copying language, paraphrasing without citation, or borrowing too many words and structures. The document provides examples of practices that are not considered plagiarism, such as collaboration or sampling in music with attribution. It emphasizes the importance of citing sources through footnotes, in-text citations, and a works cited page to avoid plagiarism.

1. Plagiarism includes any unacknowledged use of material from
another source that isn’t considered common knowledge; this
includes phrases, ideas, and materials such as graphs, charts,
images, videos, and so on. In a written text, it includes
neglecting to put someone else’s exact wording in quotation
marks; leaving out in-text documentation for sources that you
quote, paraphrase, or summarize; and borrowing too many of
the original sources’ words and sentence structures in
paraphrases or summaries (405).
It is important to be able to tell the nuanced difference between
plagiarism and adaptation, collaborative authorship, homage,
and pastiche, all of which are creative forms of composing that
seemingly overlap with what US academic culture might
consider plagiarism. There are, however, important differences.
Consider her explanation of these differences below:
Increasingly, texts, research, and writing are made widely
available through the practice of “open source” distribution.
Open source in general means that a text or other material is
made available for public use, sometimes to the extent of
appropriation or manipulation of the original work. Not only
that, but the widespread practices of sampling, ripping, hacking,
and pastiche have led to fluid ideas about the ownership of
materials that are copyrighted or in the public domain. Students
with an active digital presence will be quite familiar with
appropriating source materials without standard academic credit
and using them for both their intended purposes and inventing
new uses. Collaborative authorship will also mean that you will
engage in group research, writing, editing, and idea sharing.
An example of appropriation is the Jay-Z song “Young
Forever”, which samples a 1984 song called “Forever Young”
by the group Alphaville. The sampling clearly refers a
conscientious listener to the original song, giving credit in an
audible way to the original artist. In a more academic context,
you include all of your group member’s names on an assignment

2. when you are engaging in collaborative writing, giving credit to
each member of the group for contributing to the work. These
practices of collaboration, adaptation, and appropriation are
useful in many circumstances and do not always constitute
“plagiarism”, but it is important to understand what plagiarism
is in order to avoid it in your writing assignments,
presentations, and research. Plagiarism is when you appropriate
material—copyrighted or open source—without giving credit to
the original author or group, and/or without clearly indicating
the origin or source of the material.
Plagiarism can include copying language directly, unacceptable
paraphrase, and/or adopting ideas that are not your own without
giving credit to the original source. Plagiarism can be
intentional, such as buying a research paper online or from a
friend, or unintentional, such as a case where you forget to
include quotation marks and an in-text citation. It is important
to appropriately cite and give credit to sources that influence
your ideas and writing, from which you have paraphrased or
summarized material, and from which you quote directly. Citing
your research and influences is a way of illustrating to your
audience that you have credibility, have carefully researched
your evidence, and that your writing on the subject should be
taken seriously.
You should avoid plagiarism by citing your sources through
footnotes and/or in-text citations, according to your professor's
directions, as well as including an appropriately formatted
Works Cited page. It should always be clear who or what has
influenced your writing and where you have gotten your
information. Even in the case of sampling above, Jay-Z clearly
indicates the original source of the song. The lesson is that
when using or being influenced by the material of others, don’t
be Vanilla Ice.
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Always, always cite your source materials and influences so
that you can avoid the penalties for plagiarism.
The best way to learn about a lot of the concepts for college-
level reading and composition is to practice, practice, practice.
In fact, learning in a concept in a creative way leaves a more
memorable impression, as opposed to rote memorization, which
is often easily forgotten and therefore not transferred to other
learning contexts.
Plagiarism includes any unacknowledged use of material from
another source that isn’t considered
common knowledge; this includes phrases, ideas, and materials
such as graphs, charts, images,
videos, and so on. In a written text, it includes neglecting to p
ut someone else’s exact wording in
quotation marks; leaving out in
-
text documentation for sources that you quote, paraphrase, or
summarize; and borrowing too many of the original sources’
words and sentence structures in
paraphrases or summaries (405).
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t is important to be able to tell the nuanced difference between
plagiarism and adaptation,
collaborative authorship, homage, and pastiche, all of which are
creative forms of composing that
seemingly overlap with what US academic culture might
consider pl
agiarism.
There are, however,

4. important differences. Consider her explanation of these
differences below:
Increasingly, texts, research, and writing are made widely
available through the practice of “open
source” distribution. Open source in general means
that a text or other material is made available for
public use, sometimes to the extent of appropriation or
manipulation of the original work. Not only
that, but the widespread practices of sampling, ripping, hacking,
and pastiche have led to fluid ideas
about the ownership of materials that are copyrighted or in the
public domain. Students with an active
digital presence will be quite familiar with appropriating source
materials without standard academic
credit and using them for both their intended purpo
ses and inventing new uses. Collaborative
authorship will also mean that you will engage in group
research, writing, editing, and idea sharing.
An example of appropriation is the Jay
-
Z song “Young Forever”, which samples a 1984 song called
“Forever Young”
by the group Alphaville. The sampling clearly refers a
conscientious listener to the
original song, giving credit in an audible way to the original
artist. In a more academic context, you
include all of your group member’s names on an assignment
when you a
re engaging in collaborative
writing, giving credit to each member of the group for
contributing to the work. These practices of
collaboration, adaptation, and appropriation are useful in many

5. circumstances and do not always
constitute “plagiarism”, but it
is important to understand what plagiarism is in order to avoid
it in your
writing assignments, presentations, and research.
Plagiarism is when you appropriate material
—
copyrighted or open source
—
without giving credit to the original author or group, and/
or without
clearly indicating the origin or source of the material.
Plagiarism can include copying language directly, unacceptable
paraphrase, and/or adopting ideas
that are not your own without giving credit to the original
source.
Plagiarism can be inten
tional, such
as buying a research paper online or from a friend, or
unintentional, such as a case where you forget
to include quotation marks and an in
-
text citation.
It is important to appropriately cite and give credit to
sources that influence your idea
s and writing, from which you have paraphrased or summarized
material, and from which you quote directly. Citing your
research and influences is a way of
illustrating to your audience that you have credibility, have
carefully researched your evidence, and
that your writing on the subject should be taken seriously.

6. Plagiarism includes any unacknowledged use of material from
another source that isn’t considered
common knowledge; this includes phrases, ideas, and materials
such as graphs, charts, images,
videos, and so on. In a written text, it includes neglecting to put
someone else’s exact wording in
quotation marks; leaving out in-text documentation for sources
that you quote, paraphrase, or
summarize; and borrowing too many of the original sources’
words and sentence structures in
paraphrases or summaries (405).
It is important to be able to tell the nuanced difference between
plagiarism and adaptation,
collaborative authorship, homage, and pastiche, all of which are
creative forms of composing that
seemingly overlap with what US academic culture might
consider plagiarism. There are, however,
important differences. Consider her explanation of these
differences below:
Increasingly, texts, research, and writing are made widely
available through the practice of “open
source” distribution. Open source in general means that a text or
other material is made available for
public use, sometimes to the extent of appropriation or
manipulation of the original work. Not only
that, but the widespread practices of sampling, ripping, hacking,
and pastiche have led to fluid ideas
about the ownership of materials that are copyrighted or in the
public domain. Students with an active
digital presence will be quite familiar with appropriating source
materials without standard academic
credit and using them for both their intended purposes and
inventing new uses. Collaborative
authorship will also mean that you will engage in group
research, writing, editing, and idea sharing.

7. An example of appropriation is the Jay-Z song “Young
Forever”, which samples a 1984 song called
“Forever Young” by the group Alphaville. The sampling clearly
refers a conscientious listener to the
original song, giving credit in an audible way to the original
artist. In a more academic context, you
include all of your group member’s names on an assignment
when you are engaging in collaborative
writing, giving credit to each member of the group for
contributing to the work. These practices of
collaboration, adaptation, and appropriation are useful in many
circumstances and do not always
constitute “plagiarism”, but it is important to understand what
plagiarism is in order to avoid it in your
writing assignments, presentations, and research. Plagiarism is
when you appropriate material—
copyrighted or open source—without giving credit to the
original author or group, and/or without
clearly indicating the origin or source of the material.
Plagiarism can include copying language directly, unacceptable
paraphrase, and/or adopting ideas
that are not your own without giving credit to the original
source. Plagiarism can be intentional, such
as buying a research paper online or from a friend, or
unintentional, such as a case where you forget
to include quotation marks and an in-text citation. It is
important to appropriately cite and give credit to
sources that influence your ideas and writing, from which you
have paraphrased or summarized
material, and from which you quote directly. Citing your
research and influences is a way of
illustrating to your audience that you have credibility, have
carefully researched your evidence, and
that your writing on the subject should be taken seriously.
Plagiarize! Un-Plagiarize! Peer-to-Peer Activity

8. No unread replies. No replies.
Overview
For this exercise, you will deepen your understanding of
plagiarism by first plagiarizing a source intentionally and then
"un-plagiarizing it". This exercise encourages creativity and
critical thinking about what constitutes plagiarism and how to
avoid it. Thinking about plagiarism in this creative way is a
more effective method for understanding plagiarism than simply
reading about it, because it requires critical thinking, which
leads to deeper learning. Make sure you have viewed the Canvas
page on "Understanding Plagiarism" and read the appropriate
chapter in your textbook before attempting this exercise.
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Example
Here is an example of how to complete the assignment. You will
see further instructions and your assigned passage below the
example. Remember to strive for creativity and to think
critically!
Original
From Shakespeare's The Twelfth Night Act III, Scene i
O, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful
In the contempt and anger of his lip!
A murderous guilt shows not itself more soon
Than love that would seem hid: love's night is noon.
Cesario, by the roses of the spring,
By maidhood, honour, truth and every thing,
I love thee so, that, maugre all thy pride,
Nor wit nor reason can my passion hide.
Do not extort thy reasons from this clause,
For that I woo, thou therefore hast no cause,
But rather reason thus with reason fetter,
Love sought is good, but given unsought better.

9. Plagiarize!
Ah! Even when he is mad, he still looks absolutely fabulous.
A guilt like one would see on Criminal Minds doesn't show
itself more quickly
Than romance you are trying to keep on the DL; romance's night
is midday.
Cesario, I swear on everything that I love you. Every. Thing.
I am so excited that I just can't hide it. That's how much I love
you.
But don't think just because I love you, you don't have to treat
me right and chase me!
I don't want any scrub-like gentlemen. So if you like it you
should probably put a ring on it.
Un-Plagiarize!
In Act III, Scene i of Twelfth Night, Olivia declares that she
cannot hide her love for "Cesario." In her monologue, she states
that love cannot be hidden, that in fact it is easier for a
murderer to hide his crime than someone who is in love to hide
their feelings. Olivia reminds "Cesario" though, that simply
because she loves him does not mean that as a woman, she does
not wish to be pursued. Her closing line, "Love sought is good,
but given unsought better" speaks to the desire she has to be
treated romantically by "Cesario", even though he knows she
already loves him (Twelfth Night 3.1.129).
Process and Instructions
As you can see from the example above, the plagiarized version
of the soliloquy, though perhaps humorous and creative, is an
unacceptable paraphrase of the original text. The writer simply
changed some of the words and "updated" it with more recent
examples, but it is obviously not the author's own work. In
addition, the writer added another layer of plagiarism by
quoting Beyonce without attribution! The "Un-Plagiarize"
example, however, is more in line with how you use summary,

10. paraphrase, and quotation in order to cite a source in an
academic essay.
Plagiarize! Un
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Plagiarize! Peer
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to
-
Peer Activity
No unread replies. No replies.
Overview
For this exercise, you will deepen your understanding of
plagiarism by first plagiarizing a source
intentionally and then "un
-
plagiarizing it". This exercise encourages creativity and critical
thinking about
what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it.
Thinking about plagiarism in this creative way is a more
effective method for understanding plagiarism than simply
reading about it, because it requires critical
thinking, which leads to deeper learning. Make sure you have
viewed the Canvas page on
"Under
standing Plagiarism" and read the appropriate chapter in your
textbook before attempting this
exercise.
Shakespeare Image

11. Example
Here is an example of how to complete the assignment. You will
see further instructions and your
assigned passage below the
example. Remember to strive for creativity and to think
critically!
Original
From Shakespeare's The Twelfth Night Act III, Scene i
O, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful
In the contempt and anger of his lip!
A murderous guilt shows not itself more soo
n
Than love that would seem hid: love's night is noon.
Cesario, by the roses of the spring,
By maidhood, honour, truth and every thing,
I love thee so, that, maugre all thy pride,
Nor wit nor reason can my passion hide.
Plagiarize! Un-Plagiarize! Peer-to-Peer Activity
No unread replies. No replies.
Overview

12. For this exercise, you will deepen your understanding of
plagiarism by first plagiarizing a source
intentionally and then "un-plagiarizing it". This exercise
encourages creativity and critical thinking about
what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it. Thinking about
plagiarism in this creative way is a more
effective method for understanding plagiarism than simply
reading about it, because it requires critical
thinking, which leads to deeper learning. Make sure you have
viewed the Canvas page on
"Understanding Plagiarism" and read the appropriate chapter in
your textbook before attempting this
exercise.
Shakespeare Image
Example
Here is an example of how to complete the assignment. You will
see further instructions and your
assigned passage below the example. Remember to strive for
creativity and to think critically!
Original
From Shakespeare's The Twelfth Night Act III, Scene i
O, what a deal of scorn looks beautiful
In the contempt and anger of his lip!
A murderous guilt shows not itself more soon
Than love that would seem hid: love's night is noon.
Cesario, by the roses of the spring,
By maidhood, honour, truth and every thing,
I love thee so, that, maugre all thy pride,
Nor wit nor reason can my passion hide.