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 * Plagiarism: Know Your Limits **
 * Directions: **
 * 1. You may work with one other person in this class if you use Google DOCS. Want to work by yourself? You can use Word or Google Docs. **


 * 2. ****Proofread this story. Correct any errors. Answer the questions at the end of the story. **

3. **One of the partners, copy the following into Google Docs THEN SHARE it with your partner. **
 * Share it with Mrs. Saxton when you are finished. **

Copy the following:

 **You** are in a hurry. Your **parents** are in a hurry. The **world** is in a hurry. In cars, how do we get where we want to go in a hurry. Shortcuts? Leaving early? speeding? Good grief! Speeding? Are you guilty of trying to save time by speeding? You know the consequences of being caught. It may cost well over one hundred dollars to pay a speeding ticket. It could result in an accident where you or someone else is seriously hurt or maybe even killed. In driver training classes you learn about abiding by traffic rules and what can happen if you don't.

 Have you ever thought of your school assignments in the same way as you may think of driving? Do you hurry with your school work? Have you found ways to avoid homework, speed up the homework process, or take shortcuts? Do you just try to get by with homework, especially writing assignments? Good writing can take time—time to plan, time to research, time to compose, revise, and edit. One shortcut students may resort to is copying someone else's writing—thats a timesaver, now, isnt it? Do you realize that there is a law against copying or plagiarism, just as there is a law against speeding? You need to learn about abiding by the rules of copyrights and what can happen if you don't.

 According to dictionary.com, plagiarism is using a portion or piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and presenting it as your own work. The Internet has made the practice of pirating the writing of others very simple. There seems to be no limit to the amount of material on the web that you can cut and paste onto your own Word document. In no time flat, you can have any writing assignment imaginable with only a few minutes invested in your work.


 * The Purdue Online Writing Lab defines actions that could be considered plagiarism: ||
 * 1) Buying, stealing, or borrowing a paper

2) Hiring someone to write your paper

3) Copying from another source without citation (telling who wrote it and where you found it)

4) paraphrasing (putting things into your own words) too closely to the original text

5) Expanding someone else's ideas without citation ||

 If you have participated in suc a scheme, you have violated the law. Usually, someone in a position of authority can spot your violation and punish you accordingly. Did you ever stop to think that if finding, copying, and pasting something from the Internet is so easy, it is also just as easy for a teacher to find?

 One Wisconsin English teacher assigned a persuasive essay to a group of hir students. After putting her students through prewriting exercises and reading them persuasive models, she believed the students had the background to Write the assignment. Five of those students chose to break the law and plagiarize essays from the Internet. Upon reading the papers, the teacher immediately noticed that those five papers were not written at the students level. With the help of the school librarian, the English teacher Immediately discovered the exact essays taken word for word from the Internet. Remember, if you can find it easily, so can someone else.

 Plagiarism is a serious offense. At the high school level, some schools have their own punishment policies. Some may require students to sign a dishonesty agreement. In the case of the Wisconsin English teacher, the school had no such policy in place; however, the teacher dealt out her own penalty, which the administration supported. Parents were called and papers were given zeros, but the persuasive essay the students thought they had been able to avoid was reassigned. Students had to write their own papers while serving after school detention. Students also could have lost their computer use privileges at school. In colleges and universities, plagiarism can lead to expulsion.

 Besides the possible grading consequences and loss of privileges, those who choose to plagiarize risk marring their reputations and losing a teacher's respect and trust. You may arouse suspicion with every other assignment you do in that teachers' class and probably other classes, as well. People may suspect that you are cheating at other things.

Teachers are trained to give you assignments they know you are capable of completing. Some work may be challenging, but the feeling of accomplishment you get from putting your effort into it is worth it. Finding and using Internet information is a good way to add expert opinions, facts, statistics, and examples to your own writing. Just remember that in using these things, all you need to do is give credit. Dont' ruin your reputation and relationships with those who can help you succeed. Don't fall victim to plagiarism. Know your limits!

**Plagiarism: Know Your Limits **

Directions: Answer the following questions

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Find out how easy it is to cite a source. Show two different ways to give credit to sources in your writing.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">List several actions that are considered plagiarism.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Do you think the punishment handed out by the Wisconsin English teacher was fair? Why or why not?

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Which of these is not considered plagiarism?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">a. Copying and pasting only one paragraph from an Internet article into your own

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">b. Copying a paragraph and changing four words

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">c. Copying a quotation from an article and naming the source

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">d. Buying a paper from an Internet website

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Put a STAR, CHECK Mark, or highlight the correct answer to number 4.