Plagiarism, Paraphrasing, and Crediting Your Sources

1. Plagiarism, Paraphrasing, and Crediting Your Sources Credit information to: http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/plagdoc.html

2. How Much Do You Know? Pre-test

3. What is Plagiarism ? • “Plagiarism is the stealing of another person’s words or ideas and using them as your own.” (Cottonwood Press, Inc., 2004).In seventh grade, you will learn about plagiarism and how to prevent it. “It is important to understand that plagiarism can be done both intentionally andunintentionally. Either way, you will still be held accountable for it in all classes, not just English.” • Some examples include but are not limited to the following: • Cutting and pasting information and/or pictures from the internet without properly citing the source • Writing down or vocalizing another person’s ideas or words and claiming them as your own • Changing a few words or flipping words around • Manipulating information to meet your purpose • Paraphrasing without giving credit to the author • Copying homework or reusing assignments without asking

4. SVSD ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: • Plagiarism is defined as taking or imitating the ideas, thoughts or language of another to represent them as one’s original work. It is imperative that all work submitted by the student be representative of his/her own ideas, thoughts and especially language capability. Therefore, plagiarism is strictly prohibited in all work pertaining to school. A grade of “F” or zero will be awarded for any submitted work which is found to be the work of another (student, author, encyclopedia, Internet, etc.) and may result in removal from class with a failing grade at the recommendation of the teacher and discretion of the principal. If the ideas, thoughts or language from another source must be used in the work being done, it is the student’s responsibility to footnote or annotate the information appropriately. Academic dishonesty is not limited to plagiarism. This includes cheating on tests, quizzes, or homework, as well as the electronic transfer of academic material from one student to another or taking any curriculum or testing materials from a classroom. Teachers will determine the academic consequence. Upon administrative investigation, additional consequences may be enacted. • http://senecavalley.schoolwires.net/cms/lib01/PA01001234/Centricity/ModuleInstance/4057/STUDENT_HANDBOOK_2011_12electronic.pdf

5. Avoiding Plagiarism in 7th Grade • Use Direct Quotes “ __________” • Paraphrase • Create a Works Cited Page Using MLA • Other requirements will follow in 8th grade. • ***You will be held accountable if you intentionally (on purpose) or unintentionally (not on purpose) plagiarize. • You are responsible for making sure you don’t plagiarize in all classes, not just English.

6. Direct Quotes • Is it okay to add information word for word into your work? • Yes, but you must use direct quotes. Also, the majority of the work must be yours. You can’t quote an entire paper! Direct quotes are placed at the beginning and end of the piece you are quoting. Example: “Plagiarism is the stealing of another person’s words or ideas and using them as your own.”

7. Direct Quotes • Things to keep in mind in 7th grade! • In 7th grade, you must include the entire sentence when using direct quotes. • Always capitalize the first word in your quotes. • Punctuation at the end of your quote goes inside the quotation marks.

8. Direct Quotes • Practice :Re-write the second sentence using direct quotes. Lowry doesn't waste a word in NUMBER THE STARS, starting with Annemarie and Ellen's frightening run-in with German soldiers in the opening chapter. In quick strokes, Lowry establishes the setting and characters and foreshadows Annemarie's subsequent encounters with soldiers, each of which increases the tension.

9. Direct Quotes • Practice Re-write the second sentence using direct quotes. “In quick strokes, Lowry establishes the setting and characters and foreshadows Annemarie's subsequent encounters with soldiers, each of which increases the tension.” Review

10. Direct QuotesQuoting Quotes • What if you were directly quoting the following sentence? • Riley said, “Shea hit me.” • First, add your direct quote at the beginning and at the end of the excerpt. “Riley said, “Shea hit me.”” • Second, you will have to change every quote within the quotes to one quotation mark. • “Riley said, “Shea hit me.”” • “Riley said, ‘Shea hit me.’”

11. Paraphrasing • Using your own words to rewrite what you think someone was thinking or writing. • Paraphrasing is not changing a few words, and it is not just a summary of the main points. • Even though you use your own words, you still must give credit to the author. • Do not use quotation marks, unless you are taking something word for word (not paraphrasing).

12. Steps to Effective ParaphrasingCredit All Wording to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/01/ • “Reread the original passage until you understand its full meaning.” • “Shut the original work, and write your paraphrase on a separate sheet of paper.” • “Check your work with the original to make sure that your version accurately expresses all the essential information in a new form.” (You cannot manipulate work or change it’s intended meaning.) • “Record the source so that you can credit it easily if you decide to incorporate the material into your paper.” You must mention the source even if you use your own words! “ • According to Dr. Phil, children should always obey their parents.

13. Paraphrasing Practice Activity “But I’m Not Tired” Alice Park Decide which one is paraphrased. Obviously, the example below is a direct quote. “’More children are going to bed with TVs on, and there are more opportunities to stay awake, with more homework, the Internet and the phone,’ says Dr. Mary Carskadon. She says these stimulating activities at bedtime can get kids all charged up and make it hard for them to settle down and sleep.” According to Dr. Mary Carskadon, a lot of children are occupied with a plethora of activities and electronics before bedtime which makes it hard for them to fall asleep. Electronics and other activities can negatively affect a child’s bedtime.

14. **** In 7th grade English, we will focus mainly on direct citations, but you need to remember that even though you paraphrase, it is still someone else's work, and you must give them credit.

15. MLA Citations • You must fill out a source sheet for every source that you use. • For the first part of the year, I am only going to require you to fill out a source sheet and attach it to your work. In the winter, I will show you how to create the actual citation. • There are different types of sources, but we are only going to focus on articles, books, and photos for the first part of the year. • ***** Introduce Source Sheets.