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How to keep the kids off plagiarizing. A guide for Teachers. Preventing plagiarism. Set a climate where academic integrity is valued Design thoughtful assignments Set up checkpoints throughout the process Drafts, outlines, preliminary works cited, first draft Keep portfolios of student work
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How to keep the kids off plagiarizing. A guide for Teachers
Preventing plagiarism • Set a climate where academic integrity is valued • Design thoughtful assignments • Set up checkpoints throughout the process • Drafts, outlines, preliminary works cited, first draft • Keep portfolios of student work • Vary assignments & topic suggestions each semester
Preventing plagiarism, cont… • Describe the degree to which collaboration is acceptable to your students • Shorter papers are okay • Make sure students understand what plagiarism is and how you expect them to document • Make sure student know you check for plagiarism. • Use google
Preventing Plagiarism, cont… • Make sure students know how seriously you personally take plagiarism as a violation of your trust, school rules, student code of conduct… • Make sure you are aware of how students plagiarize • Demonstrate how you catch plagiarizers • Make sure you know your students writing level & style
More tips to keep ‘em honest • Ask for outlines, drafts, and organizers • Remind students that documenting their sources strengthens their papers – gives more credibility • Have students present research orally • Require oral defense of their research • Ask for photocopies of their “best sources” • Require an annotated bibliography • Let the librarian help you
When you suspect plagiarism • Google some of the research • Check for inconsistencies in font, format, text size • Talk to the student about the paper, ask questions – have them defend opinions • Does the paper answer the question posed in the assignment? • Ask student to read part of the paper
For additional information www.plagiarism.org http://write.oid.ucla.edu/ http://www.wtps.org/WTHS/imc/ProfessionalDevelopment/plagiarism.htm
Works Cited Timm, Christine. “How to discourage plagiarism”. Westchester Community College. 25 February 2009. <http://www.sunywcc.edu/dep/english/plag/discourage.htm> Valenza, Joyce. What is Plagiarism?. Springfield Township Virtual Library. 25 February 2009. <http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/powerpoint/plagiarism.ppt>