In middle school, plagiarism may mean an "F." In college, it may mean you get kicked out of school. In the real world, it may mean a lawsuit. It's a lousy habit to get into, so don't!!
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| How to Plagiarize Without Really Trying... | |||||||||||
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| Ask any writer what plagiarism is, and he will tell you without hesitation "stealing." Words are the product a writer produces just as surely as a cabinet is the product a cabinet-maker makes. |
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| Ask a teacher what plagiarism is and he will tell you it is presenting anyone else's words as your own. This means that even if Harriet Jones offers to write your report for you, it is plagiarism. This means that even if you download the report with permission from a website, it is plagiarism. In middle school, plagiarism may mean an "F." In college, it may mean you get kicked out of school. In the real world, it may mean a lawsuit. It's a lousy habit to get into, so don't!! |
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| Ask a student who has plagiarized why she did it, and she may whine, "I didn't mean to. I just didn't understand. I changed some of the words; I didn't know I still had to name the source. I wasn't trying to plagiarize; I did it without really trying!" |
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| Well, here's how to avoid plagiarizing by accident... | |||||||||||
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