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PLAGIARISMWhat it is &
how to avoid it
What does plagiarize mean?
to use the words or ideas of another
person as if they were your own
words or ideas
(Merriam-Webster, m-w.com)
Plagiarism can happen if you:
Copy someone else’s words
Change someone else’s words only a
little bit
Forget to give a citation
Sometimes plagiarism is intentional,
but often it’s accidental.
What happens if you plagiarize
in an academic assignment?
Depending on the school’s policy, you may:
Have to rewrite the paper
Get a grade of zero on the paper
Fail the course, or
Get expelled from the school!
American schools take plagiarism
very seriously!
To avoid plagiarism:
Be careful to cite all ideas &
information from other sources
(except common knowledge).
Paraphrase carefully and
thoroughly.
If you use a direct quotation,
remember to enclose it in
quotation marks.
Let’s look at some good
examples of correctly
incorporating a source
into your writing…
Original text:
They form a network throughout the historic core,
and they shape the physical experience of the city to
a degree that competes with its streets.
Walker, Nathaniel Robert. “Savannah's Lost Squares.” Journal of the Society of
Architectural Historians, Vol. 70, No. 4 (December 2011) , pp. 512-531.
Original text:
They form a network throughout the historic core,
and they shape the physical experience of the city to
a degree that competes with its streets.
Walker, Nathaniel Robert. “Savannah's Lost Squares.” Journal of the Society of
Architectural Historians, Vol. 70, No. 4 (December 2011) , pp. 512-531.
Acceptable Use: Quotation Marks & Citation
Downtown Savannah has a large number of historic
squares. “They form a network throughout the
historic core, and they shape the physical
experience of the city to a degree that competes
with its streets,” explains Nathaniel Robert Walker
(514).
Original text:
They form a network throughout the historic core,
and they shape the physical experience of the city to
a degree that competes with its streets.
Walker, Nathaniel Robert. “Savannah's Lost Squares.” Journal of the Society of
Architectural Historians, Vol. 70, No. 4 (December 2011) , pp. 512-531.
Acceptable Use: Good Paraphrase & Citation
Downtown Savannah has a large number of historic
squares. Perhaps even more than the city’s
streets, the grid of squares defines the heart of
Savannah (Walker 514).
And now let’s see some
examples of plagiarism…
Original text:
They form a network throughout the historic core,
and they shape the physical experience of the city to
a degree that competes with its streets.
Walker, Nathaniel Robert. “Savannah's Lost Squares.” Journal of the Society of
Architectural Historians, Vol. 70, No. 4 (December 2011) , pp. 512-531.
Plagiarism: Exact Copy Without Quotation Marks or
Citation
Downtown Savannah has a large number of historic
squares. They form a network throughout the historic
core, and they shape the physical experience of the
city to a degree that competes with its streets.
Original text:
They form a network throughout the historic core,
and they shape the physical experience of the city to
a degree that competes with its streets.
Walker, Nathaniel Robert. “Savannah's Lost Squares.” Journal of the Society of
Architectural Historians, Vol. 70, No. 4 (December 2011) , pp. 512-531.
Plagiarism: Exact Copy Without Quotation Marks
Downtown Savannah has a large number of historic
squares. They form a network throughout the historic
core, and they shape the physical experience of the
city to a degree that competes with its streets
(Walker 514).
Original text:
They form a network throughout the historic core,
and they shape the physical experience of the city to
a degree that competes with its streets.
Walker, Nathaniel Robert. “Savannah's Lost Squares.” Journal of the Society of
Architectural Historians, Vol. 70, No. 4 (December 2011) , pp. 512-531.
Plagiarism: Poor Paraphrase
Downtown Savannah has a large number of historic
squares. They make a network throughout the
historic center, and they create the physical
experience of the city to a degree that is in
competition with its streets (Walker 514).
Original text:
They form a network throughout the historic core,
and they shape the physical experience of the city to
a degree that competes with its streets.
Walker, Nathaniel Robert. “Savannah's Lost Squares.” Journal of the Society of
Architectural Historians, Vol. 70, No. 4 (December 2011) , pp. 512-531.
Plagiarism: Poor Paraphrase
Downtown Savannah has a large number of historic
squares. The squares form a network in the historic
core. Also, they shape the physical experience of the
city in a way which is competing with its streets
(Walker 514).
Now judge the following
passages. Is this correct use
of the source, or is it plagiarism?
It was not the plants alone that defined the
Savannah squares. The "paved footpaths" referred to
by Mackay were also of crucial importance,
establishing the spaces as the domain of
pedestrians.
Walker, Nathaniel Robert. “Savannah's Lost Squares.” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 70, No. 4 (December 2011) , pp. 512-531.
Acceptable or Plagiarism?
The plants alone did not define the
Savannah squares. The "paved footpaths"
were also of crucial importance,
establishing the areas as the domain of
pedestrians (Walker 516).
It was not the plants alone that defined the
Savannah squares. The "paved footpaths" referred to
by Mackay were also of crucial importance,
establishing the spaces as the domain of
pedestrians.
Walker, Nathaniel Robert. “Savannah's Lost Squares.” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 70, No. 4 (December 2011) , pp. 512-531.
Acceptable or Plagiarism?
The plants alone did not define the
Savannah squares. The "paved footpaths"
were also of crucial importance,
establishing the areas as the domain of
pedestrians (Walker 516). POOR PARAPHRASE; TOO
SIMILAR TO THE ORIGINAL
It was not the plants alone that defined the
Savannah squares. The "paved footpaths" referred to
by Mackay were also of crucial importance,
establishing the spaces as the domain of
pedestrians.
Walker, Nathaniel Robert. “Savannah's Lost Squares.” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 70, No. 4 (December 2011) , pp. 512-531.
Acceptable or Plagiarism?
The walkways that make foot traffic a
key aspect of the squares are as strong a
characteristic of the squares as the lush
grass, shrubs, and trees (Walker 516).
It was not the plants alone that defined the
Savannah squares. The "paved footpaths" referred to
by Mackay were also of crucial importance,
establishing the spaces as the domain of
pedestrians.
Walker, Nathaniel Robert. “Savannah's Lost Squares.” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 70, No. 4 (December 2011) , pp. 512-531.
Acceptable or Plagiarism?
The walkways that make foot traffic a
key aspect of the squares are as strong a
characteristic of the squares as the lush
grass, shrubs, and trees (Walker 516).
GOOD PARAPHRASE &
CORRECT CITATION
It was not the plants alone that defined the
Savannah squares. The "paved footpaths" referred to
by Mackay were also of crucial importance,
establishing the spaces as the domain of
pedestrians.
Walker, Nathaniel Robert. “Savannah's Lost Squares.” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 70, No. 4 (December 2011) , pp. 512-531.
Acceptable or Plagiarism?
“It was not the plants alone that defined
the Savannah squares,” explains Walker.
“The ‘paved footpaths’ referred to by
Mackay were also of crucial importance,
establishing the spaces as the domain of
pedestrians” (516).
It was not the plants alone that defined the
Savannah squares. The "paved footpaths" referred to
by Mackay were also of crucial importance,
establishing the spaces as the domain of
pedestrians.
Walker, Nathaniel Robert. “Savannah's Lost Squares.” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 70, No. 4 (December 2011) , pp. 512-531.
Acceptable or Plagiarism?
“It was not the plants alone that
defined the Savannah squares,”
explains Walker. “The ‘paved footpaths’
referred to by Mackay were also of
crucial importance, establishing the
spaces as the domain of pedestrians”
(516).
CORRECT QUOTATION
& CITATION
It was not the plants alone that defined the
Savannah squares. The "paved footpaths" referred to
by Mackay were also of crucial importance,
establishing the spaces as the domain of
pedestrians.
Walker, Nathaniel Robert. “Savannah's Lost Squares.” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 70, No. 4 (December 2011) , pp. 512-531.
Acceptable or Plagiarism?
It was not only the vegetation that defined
the squares in Savannah. The "paved
footpaths", which Mackay mentioned, also
were crucially importance, establishing the
domain of pedestrians in these spaces
(Walker 516)
It was not the plants alone that defined the
Savannah squares. The "paved footpaths" referred to
by Mackay were also of crucial importance,
establishing the spaces as the domain of
pedestrians.
Walker, Nathaniel Robert. “Savannah's Lost Squares.” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 70, No. 4 (December 2011) , pp. 512-531.
Acceptable or Plagiarism?
It was not only the vegetation that defined
the squares in Savannah. The "paved
footpaths", which Mackay mentioned, also
were crucially importance, establishing the
domain of pedestrians in these spaces
(Walker 516)POOR PARAPHRASE; TOO
SIMILAR TO THE ORIGINAL
It was not the plants alone that defined the
Savannah squares. The "paved footpaths" referred to
by Mackay were also of crucial importance,
establishing the spaces as the domain of
pedestrians.
Walker, Nathaniel Robert. “Savannah's Lost Squares.” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 70, No. 4 (December 2011) , pp. 512-531.
Acceptable or Plagiarism?
Though the landscaping of Savannah’s
squares is important, the paths that
lead pedestrians through them are also
a foundation of their success.
It was not the plants alone that defined the
Savannah squares. The "paved footpaths" referred to
by Mackay were also of crucial importance,
establishing the spaces as the domain of
pedestrians.
Walker, Nathaniel Robert. “Savannah's Lost Squares.” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 70, No. 4 (December 2011) , pp. 512-531.
Acceptable or Plagiarism?
Though the landscaping of Savannah’s
squares is important, the paths that
lead pedestrians through them are also
a foundation of their success.
NEEDS A CITATION!