Plagiarism SMS Policy

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PLAGIARISM POLICY-

STEPHENSON MIDDLESCHOOL

Prepared by Mrs. Arlene H. Dawson



Plagiarism Policy

´Every Student Will Achieveµ

Stephenson Middle School is committed to the

academic and personal achievement of all students.

The development of social and ethical responsibilities

of all the members of the school community is

paramount. Academic honesty is a key component of

that development. Plagiarism will NOT be allowed.

All of the members of our school community must

submit original work, or must use correct and

acceptable citations when using the intellectual and

academic work of others.



What is plagiarism?

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Plagiarism is stealing someone else·s

words , ideas, and writing and claiming

it as your own.





How Can I Avoid Plagiarism?

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1. Always keep records of where you

obtain materials and information.

2. Use online bibliography makers toassist you in documenting your sources.

3. Ask for help in documenting your

sources from a media specialist or

teacher .

4. Keep a checklist and use it to check up

on yourself.



ANTI-PLAGIARISM CHECKLIST

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I made a list of list of all of the articles,

books, websites, and other resources

that I used in my work. I kept accurate and thorough records of

author(s), dates(s), publisher, place of

publication, web address(es), and date

of download(s) for all of my sources. I used quotation marks around direct

quotes.



ANTI-PLAGIARISM CHECKLIST

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I kept track of what information camfrom what sources.

I summarized some information in myown words and gave credit to theoriginal sources.

I sought help from my teacher or mediaspecialist when I needed help indocumenting my sources.

My bibliography includes all of mysources.



Consequences

Students will receive a grade of zero for work submitted in which plagiarism has

occurred, if the student acknowledges the violation.

If student, does not acknowledge violation, a referral is to be submitted to

the assistant principal (AP) for discipline. Parents will be notified and an

informal hearing is held with the AP, student, teacher, and parent. If studentis found to have violated the policy, punishment can cover the consequences

spelled out in the SMS Handbook.

Students and parents can appeal using the appeal process spelled out in

the SMS Handbook.



Sources for this presentation:

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Sayre School website-

http://www.sayreschool.org/page.cfm?p=129

Retrieved July 11, 2011.

Kids Health website-http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/school/plagia

rism.html Retrieved July 11, 2011.

Stephenson Middle School-

http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/stephensonms/about.html

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