The document discusses plagiarism and provides definitions, examples, and consequences. It defines plagiarism as stealing another's work and lying about it. Plagiarism occurs when submitting another's work as your own, copying words and ideas without credit, or using a majority of a source without citation. A poll found students believe plagiarism is rarely caught. Self-plagiarism refers to using one's own previous work. Providing inaccurate source information is called misinforming. Altering sources slightly while retaining essential content is a poor disguise. Sources significantly impacting ideas should be properly cited in sentences. Students must avoid accidentally plagiarizing classmates and be careful, as plagiarism could result in expulsion.

1. Hunt One: The Real Meaning of Plagiarism
There are many definitions of plagiarism, but what is the down-to-earth definition of plagiarism?
Well basically one definition for Plagiarism is an act of fraud. That includes both stealing
another person’s work and lying about it afterwards.
Hunt Two: Facts of Plagiarism
What are some of the factors attributed to someone who plagiarizes in their research paper?
When you Turn in someone else's work and claim it as your own; Copying their words and ideas
from someone without giving them credit; and Failing to put a quotation in quotation marks; and
Copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work,
whether you give credit or not.
Hunt Three: Sources Cited and Not Cited
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 believed that
cheaters are either never caught or have never been appropriately disciplined.
What is the term for someone who uses their previous work in their new research paper?
The Self-Stealer - The writer 'borrows' generously from his or her previous work, violating
policies concerning the expectation of originality adopted by most academic institutions.
What is someone referred to who provides inaccurate information about their sources?
The misinformer - The writer provides inaccurate information regarding the sources, making it
impossible to find them.
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 - Although the writer has retained the essential content of the source, he or
she has altered the paper's appearance slightly by changing key words and phrases.
Hunt Four: Citing Sources

2. If your sources are of major significance to your ideas how should you cite the source?
To start off, you gotta to think about how you want to locate your sources. And If your sources
are very important to your ideas, you should mention the author and work in a proper sentence
that introduces your citation. If, however, you are only citing the source to make a minor point,
you may consider using parenthetical references and footnotes.
Hunt Five: Plagiarism and Research Paper
What should you be careful to avoid when writing your research paper?
You must Be careful not to plagiarize a fellow student's work accidentally. The best way to avoid
this is not to read your fellow classmates work.
What could be the consequences if you plagiarized in your research paper?
Plagiarism is a serious academic crime that could get you expelled from school. It's also easy to
commit by accident if you're not careful.
If your rewritten work is comparable to your source this is known as what?
Paraphrase with care. Since copyright law protects the expression of an idea, you may be
accused of plagiarism if your rewritten version is too similar to the original.