Facts About Plagiarism Statement AgreeDisagree Plagiarism is a type of cheating. As long as you change a few words around, it is not plagiarism. As long

Facts About PlagiarismFacts About Plagiarism

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Plagiarism is a type of cheating.

As long as you change a few words around, it is not plagiarism.

As long as you give references, it is not plagiarism.

Pictures need to be referenced.

Paraphrasing means writing information using your own words.

It is very difficult for a teacher to catch plagiarism.

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It’s not often that the birth of twins is front page news in Canada, but when the mother is 60 and the oldest known woman to give birth in the country, it not only makes headlines but sparks an ethical debate.

Reference:“A mom at 60.” The Ottawa Citizen. 9 Feb. 2009. 9 Feb.

2009 <http://digital.ottawacitizen.com/epaper/viewer.aspx>

Student Work

A 60 year old woman gave birth in Canada, causing an ethical debate.

Is the student work above plagiarized?YES – copied word for word YES – incorrect paraphrase

YES – incorrect reference NO

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Most zoo visitors are familiar with the polar bear. People easily recognize its white coat and enormous size.

Reference:“Polar Bear." Amazing Animals of the World®.

2009. Grolier Online. 9 Feb. 2009 <http://ama.grolier.com/page?tn=/article/article.html&id=1040042>.

Student Work

Polar bears are loved by zoo visitors. People easily recognize its white coat and enormous size. Most people are scared of polar bears (Polar Bear, 2009).

Reference:“Polar Bear." Amazing Animals of the World®.

2009. Grolier Online. 9 Feb. 2009 <http://ama.grolier.com/page?tn=/article/article.html&id=1040042>.






In the 1980’s and 1990’s, civil wars in countries such as Somalia, Bosnia, Rwanda and Sudan changed the face of aid again. More and more aid was directed towards peacekeeping and emergencies.

Reference:Garlake, Teresa. 20th Century Issues:

Poverty, Changing Attitudes 1900-2000. Austen: Steck-Vaughn Publishers, 2000. 50-51.

Student Work

Civil wars in many countries, including Somalia and Rwanda, have caused aid to be redirected to peacekeeping and emergency relief (Garlake, 2000).

Reference:Garlake, Teresa. 20th Century Issues:

Poverty, Changing Attitudes 1900-2000. Austen: Steck-Vaughn Publishers, 2000. 50-51.






An igloo is a winter snow house made by the Inuit in the Arctic. It is built of blocks of snow spiralling inward to make a dome.

Reference:“Igloo.” Canadian Encyclopedia: Youth Edition.

2009. 9 Feb. 2009 <http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=J1ARTJ0003947>

Student Work

An igloo is a winter snow house made of blocks of snow spiralling inward (Igloo, 2009).

Reference:

“Igloo.” Canadian Encyclopedia: Youth Edition. 2009. 9 Feb. 2009 <http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=J1ARTJ0003947>






The three most important economists were Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes. Each was a highly original thinker who developed economic theories that were put into practice and affected the world’s economies for generations.

Reference:Gorman, Tom. The complete Idiot's guide to

Economics. Indianapolis: Penguin Group, 2003. 11

Student Work

The ideas of Adam Smith, Karl Marx and John Maynard Keyes helped to shape the current world economy (Gorman, 2003).

Reference:The complete idiot’s guide to economics, 11.






Daddy had explained that in Placerville people came and went and an empty cabin belonged to the first person to claim it – it was an unspoken law of the west.

Reference:Burtinshaw, Julie. The Freedom of Jenny.

Vancouver: Raincoast Books, 2005. 97.

Student Work

Jenny’s father told her, “in Placerville people came and went and an empty cabin belonged to the first person to claim it” (Burtinshaw, 2005).

Reference:Burtinshaw, Julie. The Freedom of Jenny.

Vancouver: Raincoast Books, 2005. 97.






Choosing to recycle, rather than burn waste, saves energy. Recycling paper saves 3 times the energy than that gained by burning, plastic 5 times, and textiles six times.

Reference:

Morgan, Sally. 2006. Waste and Recycling. London: Evans Brothers Limited, 2006. 11.

Student Work

I think that recycling is the way to go. Deciding to recycle, rather than burn garbage, saves energy (Morgan, 2006).

Reference:

Morgan, Sally. 2006. Waste and Recycling. London: Evans Brothers Limited, 2006. 11.






Dolly is probably the most famous sheep in the world. The reason for her fame is that she is a clone. She is genetically identical to her mother, a sheep that was born 6 years earlier. This means that she has exactly the same genes as her mother.

Reference:

Morgan, Sally. Body Doubles: Cloning Plants and Animals. Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2002. 4.

Student Work

The genes of cloned animals such as Dolly are the same as the genes of their mothers (Morgan, 2002).

Reference:Morgan, Sally. Body Doubles: Cloning Plants and Animals.

Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2002. 4.






People who regularly eat dinner or breakfast in restaurants double their risk of becoming obese.

Reference:Rice, Jocelyn. “20 things you didn’t know

about…fat.” Discover. Jan. 5, 2009. Jan. 9, 2009 <http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/05-20-things-you-didnt-know-about-fat.>

Student Work

Eating out at restaurants increases your chances of being obese (Rice, 2009).

Reference:

http://discovermagazine.com






North America is the world's third-largest continent, after Asia and Africa.

Reference:

Watson, J. Wreford. "North America." Lands and Peoples. 2009. Grolier Online. 9 Feb. 2009 <http://lp.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=4060200>.

Student Work

“North America is the world’s third-largest continent, after Asia and Africa.”

Reference:

Watson, J. Wreford. "North America." Lands and Peoples. 2009. Grolier Online. 9 Feb. 2009 <http://lp.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=4060200>.





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References:

Frick, T. How to recognize plagiarism. Sept. 2005. Indiana University Bloomington, School of Education, Jan. 9, 2009 <http://www.indiana.edu/~istd/>

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