Day 31: Avoiding Plagiarism

Objectives 

• Understand the definition of plagiarism and the importance of avoiding it in academic writing
• Recognize the different kinds of plagiarism
• Understand the distinction between what needs to be cited and what doesn’t need to be cited
• Recognize plagiarism in academic writing and correct it

I would never steal...  

I.  Do you know what plagiarism is?  (5 min)

a)  Watch this video.
b)  What does the U of I say about those who commit plagiarism?  Take a look at the Student Code

II. Practice (15 min)
a)  Individually, take this tutorial about plagiarism and find out how much you know about it. Choose Maiko as your character because she is the only one who doesn't know what plagiarism is.
Plagiarism Tutorial 

b) Read A Guide to Plagiarism

c)  Now you have a clearer idea about what plagiarism is, take this quiz just to make sure you have a good grasp at it.

III. Important facts about plagiarism you are taking away today...  (10 min)
 In groups of three or four, create a  3-minute PowerPoint presentation that lists these facts. You'll show this presentation to the rest of the class.

Presentations (10 min)

Sources:
Ideas and materials retrieved from Heather Mehrtens class on Plagiarism, Fall 2011, UIUC TA Resource Website.