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Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism in Academic Writing

Plagiarism involves copying someone else's writing and using it as your own. It can occur in many forms, such as directly reproducing sentences, omitting certain words, or merely rephrasing sentences while retaining the original structure. For instance, a rewritten passage that fails to add significant originality to the author’s ideas can still be considered plagiarism. To avoid this, take notes in your own words, summarize concepts, and seek assistance from teachers or librarians. Maintaining academic integrity is crucial in scholarly work.

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Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism in Academic Writing

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  1. Plagiarism Copying someone else’s writing and ideas and then using them as if they were your own.

  2. It is plagiarism to…..…. 1. Copy a sentence word for word 2. Leave out a few words of someone else’s sentence 3. Replacea few words of someone else’s sentence And submit the work as if it were your own

  3. Example of original passage: “The Mountain Boomer, or Collard Lizard, is a pretty turquoise blue color except for its head and neck, which is bright yellow with black stripes along its neck.” Rewritten passage: The Mountain Boomer is turquoise blue except for its head and neck, which is yellow with black stripes on its neck. Is the rewritten passage acceptable OR would it be considered plagiarism?

  4. Example of original passage: “The Mountain Boomer, or Collard Lizard, is apretty turquoise blue color except for its head and neck, which is bright yellow with black stripes along its neck.” Rewritten passage: The Mountain Boomer is turquoise blue except for its head and neck, which is yellow with black stripes on its neck. The rewritten passage simply leaves out some of the author’s words and would be considered plagiarism!

  5. Avoiding Plagiarism Take notes in short phrases – NOT full sentences

  6. -also called Collard Lizard -body - turquoise -head and neck - yellow -neck- black stripes “The Mountain Boomer, or Collard Lizard, is a pretty turquoise blue color except for its head and neck, which is bright yellow with black stripes along its neck.”

  7. Avoiding Plagiarism Take notes in short phrases – NOT full sentences Read paragraph by paragraph –NOT sentence by sentence Read an entire paragraph until you completely understand it. Then take notes in your own words without looking at the information you just read. Ask your teacher or librarian for help!

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