Summarizing and Paraphrasing:  A Guide for Teachers and Students

 
After the Piper High School incident, many teachers arrived in the LMC with a student paper in hand stating, "I think I have a plagiarized paper."  We understand that plagiarism did not begin in the Winter of 2003, but it did reveal some misconceptions I and others had about what it means to ethically use information in a technology-rich environment. 
 
Plagiarism has many forms.  The most obvious form is taking a document and copying it word for word, claiming it as our own.  However, there are other forms of plagiarism that are less obvious. Let's focus on the how we, teachers, and our students can begin to squelch the misconceptions that lead to unethical use of information.
 
First, list on paper, some things you require of an assigned paper, PowerPoint project, or other type of project.
 
 

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