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Summarizing and Paraphrasing: A Guide for Teachers and Students |
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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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