Types of Plagiarism

By Period 1 English Composition

 Definition:

The practice of directly using someone else’s work and claiming it to be your own.

Example: Mikey is in a hurry to finish his assignment. So, he copied down a lot of
quotes and facts from the internet and didn’t cite his sources or indicate that they
were someone else’s work.

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 CCV Policy:

CCV states that “Any student found to be dishonest in academic work may be
subject to disciplinary action, which could include suspension or dismissal” (CCV).
They define dishonest work as “the presentation of the language, ideas, or
thoughts of another person as one’s own work in the preparation of a paper,
laboratory report, oral presentation, or any other presentation; dishonest conduct
during quizzes, tests, or any other evaluative measures” (CCV).

Source:
● Free, Plagiarism Checker. “The Ultimate Guide to Everything You Need to Know About Plagiarism.” The Ultimate Guide to
Everything You Need to Know About Plagiarism, PlagiarismCheckerFree, 10 Mar. 2019,
www.plagiarismcheckerfree.com/essays/ultimate-guide-plagiarism.
● “Office of the Dean of Students.” The Common Types of Plagiarism | Bowdoin College,
www.bowdoin.edu/dean-of-students/judicial-board/academic-honesty-and-plagiarism/common-types-of-plagiarism.html.
● “Academic Honesty Policy.” Http://Docs.ccv.edu/CCVPolicyFiles/Academic_Honesty_CCV_Policy.Pdf, Mar. 2004.

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 Mosaic Plagiarism
Definition: Mosaic Plagiarism is when you find synonyms to keep the same general language as the author and
keeps the same structure. It is a form of paraphrasing, but the information taken from the source is not altered enough
to call your own.

Example: “As you grow older you will discover you have two hands. One for helping yourself,
the other for helping others.” -Audrey Hepburn

As you grow up you will find you have two hands. One for assisting yourself and the other for
assisting others.

Sources:
https://www.goalcast.com/2017/06/14/top-10-quotes-to-inspire-you-to-change-the-world/

https://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/~redwards/Plagiarism/09.html

https://www.bowdoin.edu/dean-of-students/judicial-board/academic-honesty-and-plagiarism/e
xamples.html#Mosaic
 Paraphrasing
Definition: Paraphrasing is when you don’t directly quote something but use the ideas from the author
and put it into your own words with an improved meaning.

Example: “Some people feel the rain, others just get wet” - Bob Marley

Sources:
https://lo.unisa.edu.au/mod/book/view.php?id=252144

https://www.keepinspiring.me/bob-marley-quotes/#quotes-wisdom

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 Self Plagiarism
William Morse ~ Kate VoganSchneider ~ Genevieve Herrin

~ What is it? ~
Self Plagiarism is when you
use a piece of work you have
already used for something,
and then use it again for
something else as if you’ve
just written that piece. You
can source yourself for it to
not be plagiarism, but you
can’t use the exact piece.
E
X I wrote a book review in Ms. Parent’s
A class last semester. This semester I forgot
M to write a book review in Ms. Keach’s
P class, so I turned in the same review from
L last semester instead of writing a new one.
E
Sources Cited
Mudrak, Ben. “Self-Plagiarism: How to Define It and Why You
Should Avoi...” AJE,
www.aje.com/arc/self-plagiarism-how-to-define-it-and-why-to-avoi
d-it/
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Accidental Plagiarism
Definition: “When a person neglects to cite their sources, or misquotes their sources, or unintentionally
paraphrases a source by using similar words, groups of words, and/or sentence structure without attribution”
(Bowdoin College)
MLA/APA Format: MLA format is the main style
Example 1: A student turns in a research paper of documentation of literary research. It focuses
and the teacher notices they didn't include a on the citation of books, literary works,
works cited page or quotes of text. The student anthologies, and multimedia. Humanities
claims they forgot courses most often require students to use MLA
format.
Example 2: “When an author attempts to
paraphrase a source, which is cited, but fails to APA(American Psychological Association)
rewrite it adequately” (PlagiarismToday) format is a set of rules followed by authors
submitting work for the American Psychological
Example 3: The authors neglects to put a Association. APA is a valuable tool for scientific
summary in their own words, even if they did research and lab reports. Students in scientific
cite their sources. ( or research fields are usually asked to follow
https://plagiarism.duke.edu/unintent/) APA guidelines.
Works Cited
Sources: “Office of the Dean of Students.” The Common Types of Plagiarism | Bowdoin College,
www.bowdoin.edu/dean-of-students/judicial-board/academic-honesty-and-plagiarism/common-typ
es-of-plagiarism

Bailey, Jonathan, and Jonathan Bailey. “Debunking the Accidental Plagiarism Excuse.” Plagiarism
Today, 3 Aug. 2016, www.plagiarismtoday.com/2016/08/03/debunking-the-accidental-plagiarism-
excuse/

By. “Writing Resources - Essay Help: APA vs. MLA: What Style Guide Do I Use?” GradeSaver,
www.gradesaver.com/writing-help/apa-vs-mla-what-style-guide-do-i-use.