Plagiarism will not be tolerated in the classroom. From Plagiarism.org: “All of the following are considered plagiarism: turning in someone else's work as your own, copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit, failing to put a quotation in quotation marks, giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation, copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the, majority of your work, whether you give credit or not”

Plagiarism is taken very seriously in my classroom. You wouldn't want someone to pretend that they put in your hard work, would you? It's easy to avoid plagiarism if you complete all assignments using your own thoughts! It's okay to research and refer to outside sources, but never pull directly from something unless you give credit to the author/artist/composer/etc.

Helpful websites:

This website will you help you recognize and avoid plagiarism by offering tips on how to paraphrase and quote properly.

QueText is a free plagiarism checker! Use this tool to check your text for potential plagiarism.