English – S. Morgan

2013

Avoiding Plagiarism

the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

synonyms: copying, infringement of copyright, piracy, theft, stealing.

What is Plagiarism?

The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.

PARAPHRASE this definition into your own words!

What is Copyright?

A quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, esp. in a scholarly work.

What is a Citation?

It’s LyingIt’s StealingIt’s UnfairIt’s Hurtful

Why Plagiarism is Morally Wrong

You are showing you know nothing

You are damaging your credibility with your teachers.

Students may make fun of youLAUSD allows for suspension and expulsion for cheating

You will fail my class.

…Why it is Especially Bad at School.

You could be suedIn rare occasions, you could be thrown in jail

You could be banned from businesses/websites

You could lose your jobYour ability to show that you are honest in a court will be gone.

Potential Legal Outcomes of Plagiarism

Copyright involves plagiarism where a law has been broken or a theft has occurred or money has been lost.

Academic Dishonesty is anything where another persons’ idea has been used without giving them credit, even if it wasn’t stolen.

Copyright vs. Academic Dishonesty

U.S. copyright law contains a provision that allows limited use of copyrighted works without the permission of the owner for certain teaching and research purposes.

Protects teachers and students as long as they meet the four requirements:

Does NOT protect against ACADEMIC

DISHONESTY

Fair Use Act

Question #1. What is the purpose of your use of the copyrighted work? Go on to Question #2 if you are using the material for educational purposes. If you are using the material for commercial purposes, you must stop!

Question #2. What is the nature of the copyrighted work? Is the work fact-based? Is it creative? If the work is fact-based, you can use it freely. If it is creative, go on to Question #3.

Question #3. How much of the original work are you going to use? You are only allowed to use a small amount of an original work. Go on to Question #4 if you are only using a small amount of the original.

Question #4. Will you harm the market for this product by using this material?Meaning, will the author/publisher/anyone else lose money if you use the material?

Copyright protects "original works of authorship" that are Fixed in "a tangible form of expression." The fixed form does not have to be directly perceptible so long as it can be communicated with the aid of a machine or other device. Copyrightable works fall into the following categories:

                   literary works (which includes computer software);                     musical works, including any accompanying words;                     dramatic works, including any accompanying

music ;                     pantomimes and choreographic works;                     pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works;                     motion pictures and other audiovisual works;                    sound recordings; and                     architectural works.

Copyright Law

Anything you create as part of a course (minus communication) is automatically copyrighted.

That means, if someone uses your essay, and you can prove that it cost you money, you can SUE.

As owner, you can:Reproduce the workDistribute copies of the work to the publicPerform the work publiclyDisplay the copyrighted work publiclyPrepare derivative works based upon the work

Copyright Protects You

A derivative work is a new, original product that includes aspects of a preexisting, already copyrighted work. Also known as a "new version," derivative works can include musical arrangements, motion pictures, art reproductions, sound recordings or translations. They can also include dramatizations and fictionalizations, such as a movie based on a play.

Other examples of derivative works include:Translating an English novel into Spanish Remixing previously released musicCreating a sequel to a film using characters and other

elements from the original

Making Derivative Works in School

TELL ME YOUR GUESSES!

In Which Grade are Students (supposed to be) Taught

Plagiarism?

Quote vs QuoteA QUOTE- NOUNAnything you read

that looks like this “

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Hemmingway, p. 265)”

That shows someone else’s words.

TO QUOTE- VERBAnytime YOU select

something that someone else said/thought and use it in your own work.

I MAY TELL YOU TO QUOTE A QUOTE SOMETIME!

TELL ME YOUR GUESSES!

When I ask you to Cite your Work, what do I want

you to do?

Summarizing vs. ParaphrasingA summary is a short

paragraph , outlining an ENTIRE work by someone else.

You DO need a citation for a summary!

Paraphrasing is when you use only one idea at a time from a work, and put it in your own words.

You DO need a citation for paraphrasing!

It is a type of citation used commonly by Doctors and Scientists.

It is put in the bottom margin of an essay/report

It gives additional information, or tells me the original author of an idea.

Your essay is marked (2) with a number that corresponds to the appropriate footnote at the bottom.

2. What is a Footnote?

Latin: Biblio=book, Graphy=chartIt is a chart, or numbered list at the end of an

essay that lists all of the resources you either read, quoted, or paraphrased, giving their full citation.

Commonly used in larger research papers, but not for smaller papers.

You still provide an in-text citation inside of your essay, where you add someone else’s ideas.

Bibliography

MLA- Modern Language Association We use this type of CitationUsed for English, Arts, Research, General

Subjects APA- American Psychiatric Association

Used by Doctors, Journalists, Scientists, etc.Many colleges have, and require the use of, a

Style Book that they made up!

StyleBooks

EX: Sarah said that I was super awesome!“Don’t hate the playa, hate the game,” said Ms.

Morgan.Used to cite FICTIONAL people’s wordsOR is used by Journalists, after their source’s

information has already been given.YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE THIS

CITATION EVER!!!!!!!!!

Attribution

Citations you CAN useFull MLA citation:Last Name, First

Name. Title of Book . City of publication: Publisher’s name, year of publication. Medium of Publication.

This is for a book only (see the MLA for websites, tv, radio, etc.)

Parenthetical MLA:(Last Name, Page #)Used only if the full

citation has been given earlier, or is in the Bibliography.

PUNCTUATION COUNTS!