Plagiarism and Copyright

6-8th Grade Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science,

and Technical Subjects Common Core
Georgia Performance Standards (ELACCGPS)

Standards: ELA7W3 The student uses research and technology to

support writing. The student
e. Uses electronic media to locate relevant information.

Standards: L6-8RH1: cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of

primary and secondary sources.

L6-8WHST8: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital

sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and
accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and
conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard
format for citation.
National Information Literacy Standards:

* Develops and uses successful strategies for

locating information.

* Integrates new information into one’s own

knowledge.
 Vocabulary:
1. Plagiarism- is an act of fraud which
involves not only stealing someone
else's work, but also lying about it
afterward.
2. Attribution- When you give credit to
the copyright owner of images .

• So, unless you create the image, you MUST cite where
you received it.

"What Is Plagiarism?" Plagiarism.org. WriteCheckBeta, n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2014.

<http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism/>.
 Five types of plagiarism:
Type I:
Copy & Paste- Any time you lift a sentence or significant phrase intact from a source, you must
use quotations marks and reference the source.

Type II:
Word Switch- This is when you take a sentence from a source and change around a few words
which is still plagiarism!

Type III:
Style- When you are copying the author's reasoning style.

Type IV:
Metaphor- Metaphors are important to an author’s creative style in which comparisons are
made to give the readers a clearer idea and touches his/her senses or emotions.

Type V
Idea- If the author of the source article expresses a creative idea or suggests a solution to a
problem, the idea or solution must be clearly attributed to the author
Barnbaum, C. PLAGIARISM - A Student's Guide to Recognizing It and Avoiding It
http://ww2.valdosta.edu/~cbarnbau/personal/teaching_MISC/plagiarism.htm
 Never use “says”
• Model Signal Phrases: • Verbs in Signal Phrases:
“In the words of researchers Long acknowledges admits
and McKinzie…” agrees asserts
believes claims
“As Paul Rudnick has noted…” comments confirms
contends declares
“Melinda Stuart, mother of a child denies disputes
killed by a drunk driver, points emphasizes endorses
out…”
grants illustrates
implies notes
“…,writes Michelle Moore, …”
observes points out
reasons refutes
suggests writes
Complete list: Hacker, Diana. A Writer’s Reference. 5th ed. Boston:
Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2003. p. 336.
So, when do you give your source?
You must acknowledge in your paper the source of
– A direct quotation
– A statistic
– An idea
– Someone else’s opinion
– Concrete facts not considered “common knowledge”
– Information not commonly known
– Information taken from the computer (CD ROMS, internet,
etc.)
– Illustrations, photographs, or charts – if not yours
Source:
Silverman, Jay, Elaine Hughes, and Diana Roberts Weinbroer. Rules of Thumb: A Guide for Writers. New York: McGraw Hill, 2002.
 You may not realize it, but
when you add photos,
logos, humorous or political
cartoons to illustrate a
point, etc. to PowerPoint
slides, you are committing a
crime!
First, record as much information as you can.
For images:
• Image creator's name (artist, photographer, etc.)
• Title of the image
• Date the image (or work represented by the
image) was created
• Institution (gallery, museum) where the image is
located / owned (if applicable)
• Date of access (the date you accessed the online
image)
• Website and/or Database name
 You write it,
You cite it!
It’s the law.

So, how do you do that?

 Citing Sources in PowerPoint
• Use in-text citing (Van Pelt, 2017)
• Use a footnote citation
• Add a bibliography slide to the end of the
presentation.

Read more: http://www.ehow.com/how_8317505_cite-images-

powerpoint.html#ixzz2fvYKSZo6
 Paraphrasing and Summarizing

You must still acknowledge your source if you…

Paraphrase:
• Put someone else’s ideas into your own words
Summarize:
• Condense someone else’s words or ideas
 How to cite images from the Web
1. When you find an image on a web page that you want to use,
look around the image to see if there is a name for the artist
or photographer. If one is used, write their name down.
2. Check to see if the image has a title. If it has a title, write it
down.
3. Locate the name of the webpage by looking at the banner at
the top of the web page and write it down.
4. Locate the name of the organization that is publishing the
image. This is located at the bottom of the web page. Look
for the copyright symbol. The name of the organization is
usually next to it. Write it down.
5. Locate either the copyright date or date last updated.
6. Write down the date you are downloading the image.
How to Cite an Image
Choose a reputable site.
 https://www.google.com/search?q=ga+state+flower&oq=ga+state+flower&a
qs=chrome.0.0l6.7520j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Where photo is
housed? Title:
 URL Shortner
1. Google: url shortner
1. https://bitly.com/
Use Citation Machine to get your
citation.
http://www.citationmachine.net/
Citing a written source
1. Try the ISBN 978-0836853582

2. Write down the information on the front

cover.
1. Title
2. Author
3. Look on inside first pages for
1. Publisher
2. Year

http://www.citationmachine.net/mla/ci
te-a-book
Use Citation Machine
 You Try

A Book
• Choose a Non-Fiction or
Biography and use Citation
Machine to cite the book.
• Copy the citation onto your
paper.
An Image
• Choose an image from
National Geographic
• Use Citation Machine to cite
the image.
• Copy the citation onto your
paper.
Works cited:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/]

MLA STYLE A guide to in-text and reference citation ... - Writing Center
writingcenter.missouristate.edu/assets/WritingCenter/MLA.ppt

Cini, Sylvia. How to Cite Images in PowerPoint . 2013.

: http://www.ehow.com/how_8317505_cite-images-
powerpoint.html#ixzz2fvYgkUWA