Plagiarism

Sigh. Plagiarism worries and detection waste your valuable time, don't they? There are many great sources on the web dealing to assist you teach students about plagiarism and to help you plan projects that are nearly plagiarism-proof! I'll continue to add to this list :

• Read Write Think's Plagiarism or Not A pdf with four examples to share with students. Each example has the original version of a text and a modified version. Students must decide if the modification is still plagiarized. (Shared by Susan McNair)
• Avoiding Plagiarism Exercise This exercise provides four questions concerning paraphrasing and plagiarism. This excellent activity requires close reading and critical thinking for successful completion.
• 8 Resources for Detecting and Preventing Plagiarism
• Doug Johnson: Plagiarism-Proofing Assignments The best way to combat plagiarism? Doug describes the characteristics of "Low Probability of Plagiarism" assignments.

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Plagiarism Checkers

If you suspect a student of plagiarizing, you might wish to use the Internet to check. One simple way is to type a passage from the paper in question into the Google search box. Be sure to enclose the passage in quotation marks.

Several free plagiarism checkers are available on the Internet. One that you might wish to try is Searchenginereports.com.

Resources

Gilmore, Barry. Plagiarism: Why It Happens. How to Prevent It. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 2008.
Whitehead, Tiffany. "Plagiarism and Citing Sources." 10 Jan. 2011. Accessed 6 June 2012. <http://prezi.com/nuf6roj_x8ib/plagiarism-citing-sources/>