thou shalt not steal! learning about plagiarism what is plagiarism? plagiarism is handing in someone...
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Thou Shalt Not Steal!
Learning About Plagiarism
What is plagiarism?
• Plagiarism is handing in someone else’s work to your teacher and putting your name on it.
(It is stealing)
Plagiarism is . . .
• Copying words, pictures, music, and ideas from someone without giving them the credit.
Plagiarism is . . .
• Copying someone else’s work without their permission.
So …..
• If you did not come up with the original idea, words, or music, then it doesn’t belong to you.
And…..
• Using it without getting permission or giving credit to the person who created it is stealing!
And…..
• Stealing is against the law.
If you want to use someone else’s work….. use it right!
• Use quotation marks around all words and phrases copied from a source and cite it!
• Give the person credit who created any of the ideas you use.
• Put information into your own words but remember to still give credit where credit is due!
Finally . . . .
• List all of the sources that you used.
Citing example…….
Minkel, Dan, “Global Warming” 2007
Or your teacher may require:
Minkel, Dan. Global Warming. Detroit, MI: Greenhaven, 2007. 112. Print.
Remember!
So, play fair and give the original creator credit for his/her hard work!