Paraphrase, and avoid Plagiarism!
Usually, student plagiarism is accidental. However, that does not make it acceptable in the academic community. One way to avoid plagiarism is to master the art of paraphrasing.
Activity: Plagiarism or not?
Directions:
- In groups of 4, read each scenario together.
- Discuss the scenarios to decide whether each is an example of plagiarism, or not.
- Write "Plagiarism" or "Not" next to each example.
- Write 1 sentence about why each example is plagiarism, or not.
- Be prepared to present one of the scenarios to the class at random.