This presentation outlines the general rules of plagiarism.

1. Plagiarism
by Meredith Lesney

2. What is Plagiarism?
“Plagiarism, the reproduction, in whole or
essential part, of a literary, artistic, or musical
work by one who falsely claims to be its
creator.”

3. What isConsidered Plagiarism?
• Copying and pasting
• Not putting things in your own words
• Not citing your sources

4. What is Considered Plagiarism? (con’t)
• Using someone else’s work as your own work
• Not putting quotation marks around a
quotation
• Giving incorrect information about the source

5. How Not to Plagiarize
• Document your sources
• Summarize, summarize, summarize

6. What happens if you Plagiarize
You could be suspended from school.
You could fail.
You could even be expelled.

7. References
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Jobadge (2010, September 10). EssaysReasy [Photograph]. Retrieved from
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Plagiarism. (2012). Encyclopedia Americana. Retrieved April 4, 2012, from
Grolier Online http://ea.grolier.com/article?id=0315030-00
Slimlibrary (2011, January 24). Works Cited on Persephone [Photograph].
Retrieved from Flickr database.
What is Plagiarism. (2012). Retrieved April 11, 2012, from Nemours website:
http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/school/plagiarism.html#
What is Plagiarism? (2012). Retrieved April 11, 2012, from iParadigms LLC
website: http://www.plagiarism.org/plag_article_what_is_plagiarism.html
WindKoh (2011, March 24). Did I Copy and Paste Too Much??? [Photograph].
Retrieved from Flickr database.