This document provides instructions for a research paper scavenger hunt on plagiarism. It includes five hunts with questions to be answered by researching specific websites on plagiarism.org and ehow.com. The questions cover definitions of plagiarism, factors contributing to plagiarism, proper citation of sources, and consequences of plagiarizing in a research paper.

1. Project Worksheet - Plagiarism and Research Paper Scavenger
Hunt
Instructions: This worksheet project is intended for students interested in writing a research
paper on how to avoid plagiarism and was created for my EDTECH 502-The Internet for
Educators Class.
There are five hunts and ten answers to search for to complete this worksheet. Answer all
questions using the information from the linked web sites and record your answers on this
worksheet.
Hunts One-Four: Plagiarism.org: http://www.plagiarism.org/
Answer the following questions using this worksheet:
HuntOne:The Real Meaning of Plagiarism
1. There are many definitions of plagiarism, but what is the down-to-earth definition of
plagiarism?plagiarism is the use of another's original words or ideas as though they were your
own. Any time you borrow from an original source and do not give proper credit.
Hunt Two: Facts of Plagiarism
2. What are some of the factors attributed to someone who plagiarizes in their research
paper?
1stAccording to a survey by the Psychological Record 36% of undergraduates
have admitted to plagiarizing written material. 2ndA poll conducted by US News and
World Reports found that 90% of students believe that cheaters are either never caught or
have never been appropriately disciplined.
Hunt Three: Sources Cited and Not Cited
3. What fact was discovered regarding students’ notion about plagiarizing their papers? A
poll conducted by US News and World Report found that 90% of students believe that cheaters
are either never caught or have never been appropriately disciplined.
4. What is the term for someone who uses their previous work in their new research
paper?The self stealer
5. What is someone referred to who provides invalid data about their sources? The
misinformer
6. If someone uses the necessary content of their source, but changes important information
to disguise their source, it is known as what?The poor disguise
Hunt Four: Citing Sources

2. 7. If your sources are of major significance to your ideas how should you cite the source?
Identifying Sources in the Body of Your Paper, quoting material, listing reference
HuntFive: Plagiarism and Research Paper
eHow: How to Avoid Plagiarism in a Research Paper http://www.ehow.com/how_9265_avoid-
plagiarism-research.html
1. What should you be careful to avoid when writing your research paper? When writing a
research paper you should try to avoid accidental plagiarism.
2. What consequences could you encounter if you plagiarized in your research paper? In
most states plagiarism is considered a misdemeanor and you can be charged up to $100
and $50,000 -- and up to one year in jail.Academic punishments are failure in the assignment
and in rare cases failure of the course or expulsion. Institutional punishment would be getting
fired from your job or not getting hired.
3. If your rewritten work is comparable to your source this is known as what?Paraphrase
with caution