Plagiarism; What it is and how to avoid it

Plagiarism
(These guidelines are from the IU Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct; all students are required to follow them.)

Plagiarism is an idea, expresion, plot, theory or opinion taken from another and used as your own. Plagerism is when you take someone elses actual spoken or writen words. If you write something that is common knowledge which means that it can be found it alot of places and alot of people know about it, it doesnt count as plagiarism. You must cite where you got your information cleary so it is not plagiarism anymore.

To avoid Plagiarism you must cite the source cleary. You cant take someone elses words directly change a couple words and says its yours. A stratagy is put in quotations everything that you have taken directly out of someone else.

Paraphrasing is using someone elses ideas and putting them in your own words. Even though you are putting them in your own words you cant take all the credit for something that isnt all you.

Plagiarism summary ALL INFORMATION FROM IU CODE OF STUDENT RIGHTS

 

Plagiarism is when you take some ones words or ideas and use them as your own. If you cite where you got the information from, it is no longer plagiarism. If you do not cite very clearly and there is possibility of a mix-up then it is still plagiarism. If you use another persons ideas, opinions, theories, facts, statistics, graphs, drawings etc. Be very sure to CLEARLY cite where they have come from. When you are paraphrasing you have to make sure that you writing, drawing etc. is still giving off the same idea as the original.

 

You can avoid plagiarism by simply citing the source of your information or by only using your own ideas. Some stratagies for doing so are to use your own words and cite, make sure the reader knows what is your work and what is an original. You also have to cite an idea or theory just as much as you have to cite some one else's writing.

 

Paraphrasing is using some ones ideas, theories etc. but changing it into your own words. Even if it is your own words, if you’re using someone else’s ideas you must cite them. People should and do paraphrase so that the information is at their level.

Why climbing is a challenge and all the things that could go wrong.

Getting lost

Injuring yourself

Coming across dangerous animals

Climbing a mountain is an extreme challenge. There are many things that can go terribly wrong. Either, you can follow the wrong path, and get lost. You can also severely injure yourself. Or even come across dangerous and unwanted creatures.

While climbing you might find yourself taking the wrong trail. If you do so, you will loose your way and have to retrace your steps. If you go the wrong way then you might end up in a complete different location, causing much confusion among you and your fellow hiking companions. Loosing your way is a big issue for climbers.

Climbing is also associated with injury, which is fairly true. Whenever you climb, there is a chance you will slip, fall and damage something. Mountains are not very safe environments, so you must be incredibly cautious when climbing along these areas, you could break a bone or two if you don't. Pain and injury is a common issue for climbers.

Whenever in mountain ranges, you should keep your eyes peeled for threatening animals such as bears, delusional deer, mountain goats or cougars. These and many more are dangerous animals that you do not want to come across while peacefully climbing up a mountain. They would most likely bring your journey and life to a tragic end. Dangerous animals are also threats to climbers.

Mountain climbing is very risky. Many unfortunate events can happen to you while doing so, and you will find yourself in perilous situations. You could loose your way. Injure yourself. Meet carnivorous creatures and more. These are just a few reasons why mountain climbing is a dangerous challenge.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism

(These guidelines are from the IU Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct; all students are required to follow them.)

Plagiarism is when someone uses information, graphics, quotes and more from someone else without giving credit to the original writer . It is when you take someone's idea and pretend it is your own.

To avoid plagiarism there are a few strategies you can take on. Some of these are: always put in quotation anything coming from the text, put in brackets the name of the writer of all quotes coming directly from a text or a person's oral statement or lecture. Also reread the text and rewrite the idea in your own words. Check your paraphrases and compare it to the original text, to make sure the idea is the same but not the manner you wrote it.

Paraphrasing is when you use someone's idea but rephrase it in your own words. This is an important skill that will be of great use throughout your academic experience. Even though you rearranged the words, you still ought to acknowledge and give credit to the source of your information.- Salome

Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Avoid It

All the information is from the IU code of student rights, responsibilities, and conduct.

Plagiarism is using other people's ideas and words without clearly acknowledging the source of information.

To avoid plagiarism, you must give credit whenever you use another person’s idea, opinion, or theory by putting quotation marks on everything that comes directly from the text. Also give credit when you are using quotations from another person’s spoken or written ideas or words. You must also give credit when you use facts, statistics, graphs, drawings or any other pieces of information that are not common knowledge. Another way to avoid plagiarism is to paraphrase the information. Paraphrasing is a good strategy to avoid plagiarism.

Paraphrasing is when the writer uses his/her own words and let’s the reader know the source of information. Paraphrasing is not just rearranging or replacing a few words. All the information from the original writing must be recorded accurately. To paraphrase the writer must indicate which parts are taken directly from the source by putting them in quotation marks and citing the page numbers. It is good to check your paraphrase against the original text to make sure you have not accidentally used the same words, and that the information is accurate.

Plagiarism: What it is and how to avoid it!

The information in this summary is from the IU Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct.

“What is plagiarism?” you might ask yourself. Plagiarism is when you take someone else’s idea and say it’s your own. There are many ways of doing plagiarism, like if you do not put quotes on a saying that a person wrote, not showing the website you got your information from, taking a paper you did for another class and use that for your assignment, and paraphrasing!

Paraphrasing is when you take someone’s paragraph and change it in your own words but you take their idea and say that you wrote it. That’s paraphrasing!

How to avoid doing plagiarism? Just don’t plagiarise! Just don’t take other peoples ideas, don’t paraphrase anybody’s paragraph, list all your sources and don’t copy a paper that you did for another class!

Plagiarism Summary

These guidelines are from IU Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct; all students are required to follow them. Other information is from a youtube video created by Paulrobsenlibrary.

What is plagiarism? When plagiarism first comes to mind you probably think it is just stealing other peoples ideas. Little do you know, there is a lot more rules then that. Plagiarism is taking someone else's idea or expression and using it as your own, buying a parer online, using your own paper that you have already used before. And a big one, not citing where you got your information.

Even if you know what plagiarism is, it’s still hard to avoid. Here are some ways that you can avoid plagiarizing. Give credit whenever you use a fact, theory, statistic, graph..... Put everything you use directly from a text in quotations. Check your paraphrase against the original text to be sure you haven't used the same phrase or word, and that the information is accurate.

Paraphrasing is very commonly used incorporating sources into you essay or piece of writing. A paraphrase is when you use someone else's idea, but using your own words. Although you are using your own words you still must cite you resource.

-Isobel :)

My favourite toy is a dog named Snoopy. I am going to talk to you about why he is named Snoopy. He's cute, soft, cuddly and protects me. I am also going to talk about who got it for me, my cousin, who lives in London, England and he's five years old.

My favourite toy is a dog named Snoopy. The reason why i called him Snoopy is because he looks exactly like Snoopy from the show called "Charlie Brown and Snoopy."

Snoopy is so cute and soft. He can be very cuddly when i sleep with him. I always feel like h's there to protect me when something bad is happening in the house. He is the most amazing, cute and soft toy ever.

Snoopy's so special to me because my cousin, liam got it for me. he's five years old and he lives in London, England. Snoopy makes me remeber liam that he's so cute and specail too even though he is very wild and lives so far away. That's why Snoopy is so special to me.

As you can see Snoopy is my most favourite toy in the whole world and so special and protects me.

Color Coded Essay


In this essay I’m writing about the products that kids want to buy! When one person gets the new product everyone wants it. Every one wants the new cool gadget! When products have more features, kids want them more! Let me tell you why!!

When a person gets the new product everyone wants it! If one person get the new iPod and shows it to all of their friends, then their friend start to want it. Then their friends get it and show all their friends, and soon the new iPod is the biggest product sold!

Everyone wants the new cool gadget! When the first iPod came out everyone wanted it because it was new and cool but now its old news. The iPad is the new cool gadget. The new cool gadget back then is old news to us.

When products have more features kids tend to want it more! For example, the iPod touch had all the application features and kids really want it. Each new computer has more features than the old one so kids want the new one. Now televisions are three dimensional which is a big new feature and a lot of people want it.

In general kids want to buy products that, everyone else has, the new cool gadget and the product with the most features.

Letter to Future Grandchildren

Dear Grandchildren,
I am living in 2010, and I want to tell you about my life now. My average day, where I go to school might interest you. My house, and whats inside it will be much different than yours. And last, the technology, which will be a huge shock to you! I hope you enjoy learning about my life in 2010.

My average day isn't that special, but you may find it interesting. I get up at around 7:30, and I get ready for school. at 8:20 I usually arrive at school, and then I learn for approximately 7 hours, from 8:30 to 3:20. Then, my mom picks me up and if I don't have dance that day I sometimes have a friend over or go to someones house. When I get home I normally have something to eat, then start my homework. Once I'm done my homework I usually go on facebook and skype. After that I eat dinner, then go on the computer for a while more and text, I shower, eat something, then at around 10:00 I go to bed. My day may be a little different than yours, but I think there are probably some similarities.

My house, which is probably not nearly as nice as yours, will grab you for sure. It has three floors: a basement, a main floor and a top floor. The basement has five rooms, the office (where we have the computer), the den (where we have air hockey and ping pong), and the laundry room are probably the most used on that floor. On the main floor we have the kitchen, dining room, and a play room for my younger brother. Upstairs is where we have all four bedrooms and a bathroom for each of them. We also have all our books in another room upstairs. Now that you have explored my house you can learn about technology.

Last, but not least, technology, the most changed thing. When you hear about my technology you will think it is ridiculous! One of the newest pieces of technology is something called the Ipad. It is a touch screen laptop made by apple. Another new item is 3-D TV's. They just came out last month, but are not the best quality yet. You probably have much better technology than that, but that is what I have right now.

Now that you have heard all about my life, maybe you can compare it to yours! You have heard about my average day, which is probably a little like yours. You have gone through my house and all that's in it. And, you have learnt about my 'old fashioned' technology. Since you have got the experience of reading about your grandma's childhood life, you can write something to your future grandchildren!

Why live in Vancouver?

By far, Vancouver is the ideal place to live. I will be writing about the thrilling Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Vancouver’s NHL hockey team, and last but not least, all of Vancouver’s tourist attractions.

First, Vancouver started building the Richmond Olympic Oval. About a year after, the Oval reopened as the major Olympic speed skating Oval where the athletes would compete in. When I first went into the Oval to watch a speed skating event it was huge and thrilling! I think we are a very lucky city to be able to have this arena, not only for skating, but for sports too! If you are a newcomer to Vancouver and you are thinking about moving here, I suggest you check out not only the Richmond Olympic Oval, but the many other Olympic sites.

Whenever you enter the General Moters Place building where the Canucks play, you feel happy and excited. Happy to watch a Canadian hockey game, and excited to watch some goals be scored on the opposite team. Even though we haven't won the Stanley Cup ever, we have gotten close, and we have never give up. The Canucks just look forward to trying even more next year and beating our record.

Now, since I have written about the 2010 Olympics, and the Canucks NHL hockey team, I will be writing about Vancouver's tourist attractions. If you have a love for fresh ingredients, market shopping, and taking a ride on a small, but exciting boat ride, then Granville Island is the place to be! I have always gone there with my dad and my siblings whenever possible. Granville Island is for everyone! Vancouver has very beautiful parks such as Stanley park. Stanley park has a huge forest, lot's of green land, and is a nice park. Stanley park is great for picnics too. Vancouver has many fun beaches like Kitsalano beach. Kitsalano has a nice area for picnics like Stanley park, but a great ocean! Vancouver has other beaches like Jericho, Spanish Bank, and Locarno, but to me nothing beats Kistalano.

I hope my essay on the 2010 Olympics, the mighty Vancouver Canucks, and Vancouver's fun and exciting attractions has helped you a bit on why you should live in Vancouver.

-Carly R.

Color coded essay

One of my favorite places that I have been to is definitely Hawaii. Hawaii is a great place to go in the winter because of the boiling hot beautiful weather. Hawaii also has very many different swimming activities to offer as well. Finally, Hawaii also has great places to tour, and they are very popular to travelers.

Hawaii is a great winter vacation for many reasons. Except one reason overrules all reasons. Hawaii saves you from freezing! Hawaii has amazing weather and always attracts many people at that time of year. Hawaii is a great place to go in the winter.

In Hawaii, the weather is not the only great feature about Hawaii. Hawaii also has very many swimming activities. When I went to Hawaii I did many different swimming activities. For example, I went snorkeling, surfing, boogie boarding, and just swimming at the beach!

Finally, Hawaiian touring is also very popular. In Hawaii, you can tour it in many different ways. For example, you can tour on foot, in a car and even on a boat! When I went to Hawaii, I went to tour a banana farm and see how bananas grow. I also went to tour many different beaches and even a string of waterfalls!

In conclusion, Hawaii is a great place to travel to. Hawaii provides great weather on the beaches, boogie boarding, surfing and snorkeling. Hawaii is also great for touring exotic places such as waterfalls and more! Hawaii is clearly one of the best places I have been to.

By: Seth

If I could choose being the eldes or yougest.....

Is it good being he eldest child or not. Being the eldest child means getting more of a choice in your family and having more attention. The down side is having to take more responsibility and having a lot more pressure. If I could choose I would stay exactly the same.

It is really great to be the eldest child because you get more of a choice. For example: My dad asked me in which part of Israel I want to lice in next year. I also get a lot of attention, like I am the spotlight in the shows we put on for our parents. My parents really enjoy showing me. My parents always say ‘’ this is our eldest daughter Maayan’’ to all of our family friends.

It really sucks to be the eldest child because I always have to take more responsibility of me and my siblings . My parents usually put a lot of pressure on me, so I do well. I take care of my brothers and sisters all the time. My parents the best from me because they say that I am the ‘’example’’ for my siblings.

If I could choose between being the eldest or the youngest. I would choose being the eldest because being the eldest you get more of an opinion and you get a lot of attention.

As you can see being the eldest is by far the best. Even though being the youngest is usually easier, having your voice heard by your parents is by far better than your parents just thinking that you are this cute little kid that makes no sense. So as you can see being the eldest is much better.

My Simple Essay

My Indecisiveness Essay

I find that it can be very hard for me to make decisions at times. Usually I cannot make up my mind because I keep finding positive reasons about all the things I am deciding between. I get frustrated when I cannot make up my mind and people are pressuring me. I discovered that all this indecisiveness business began with my great, great, great grandpa Joe. Clearly, I am a very indecisive person.

When it comes down to making decisions, I find there are positives to everything, which make decisions very hard to make. Like, for example, yesterday I was trying to decide whether or not I should choose my favorite teacher for the subject of my essay, or my favorite place. I kept finding positive reasons for both subjects making decisiveness impossible. In the end, I did not choose either of them. Finally, I chose this topic - my indecisiveness.

I get frustrated when I cannot make up my mind. It is like my body is fighting itself. The frustration increases when people start pressuring me. When they pressure me to make a decision, it influences my decision and I do not like the feeling in my body when that happens.

I was talking with my mother yesterday and I discovered that my family has a long history of ancestors who are indecisive. It started with my great, great, great, grandpa Joe. He was trying to decide which chicken farmer to purchase chickens from. All of one farmer’s chickens were cheap and ‘crappy’ while the other farmer’s chickens were expensive and good quality. For some reason it took him a very long time – months in fact – to make his choice. In the end, he bought the cheap and ‘crappy’ chickens. When he ate the chicken, he got serious food poisoning and died on spot. So it has passed that every single generation after him got disease of indecisiveness. All the way down to me.

As you can see, I am truly indecisiveness. I get frustrated when I can’t make decisions and I know where I got my indecisiveness. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like if I didn’t have to carry that burden on my back.

-Josha R.

Uniforms

Uniforms can be very helpful or very annoying but everyone has a different opinion. Uniforms can be good because students don’t have to worry about what they wear. They can also be annoying because sometimes the uniform is ugly or uncomfortable. Most students do not like uniforms, and I will tell you why.


Uniforms can be helpful to students. In the morning when students wake up and get ready for school, they are usually in a big rush and don’t have time to decide what to wear. With uniforms they already have the clothes chosen for them. Also there is always the dilemma of if your clothes are okay to wear and what other people will be wearing, with uniforms you don’t have to worry about that.


Uniforms can also be very annoying. Sometimes uniforms are uncomfortable and itchy. Uniforms do not come in all sizes and cost a lot of money. Children grow during the school year and buying a new uniform in the middle of the year can cost a lot of money so something that fit you in the beginning of the year might be too small by the middle of the school year.


Most students do not like uniforms. In some schools, students also need to wear certain kinds of shoes. Some students do not like the style or color of their school uniform. Another reason students do not like uniforms is that they can be itchy and uncomfortable to wear.


As you can see, uniforms can be good or bad depending on your opinion. They can be good because you might not have time to decide on what to wear in the morning. But they can be bad because they might be very uncomfortable. Many students that have uniforms do not like them and look forward to days when they do not need to wear their school uniform. So, in conclusion, uniforms are not god or bad.

Types of Homes I've Lived In

Types of Homes I’ve Lived In

Hey. Hey you. Yeah you. Now answer me this question. How many different types of homes can you think of. Don’t tell me. But I can imagine that what ever you are thinking of, whether it be a tiny apartment or a large apartment. A big house, or a huge house I can guarantee you that I have already lived in it.
Living in a tiny apartment with my parents as an only child, life was pretty easy. Even though it might have been a little bit squishy, it was a quiet little home. It only lasted as my home before the next home came along.
I’ve lived in many homes, but I can guarantee you that this was by far the worst home I lived in. Here’s why. The same year that we had moved into the larger apartment, we had a new member of the family join us, which meant that I would have to share my room with her. And I had a small room as it was so I would just have to add more clutter to my room. It had a nice little living room, a kitchen so it was just like any old apartment.
This next paragraph is about my first house. It was a nice little house with a huge backyard. I had friends that lived nearby, and they would play with me just about every day. We also lived near by the synogogue, so it would only take us about 5 minutes to walk there. I think that this was probably the nicest house I have lived in.
Now huge houses might be a little problem because they are hard to take care of. I still like the house and I am currentlly living in the house I am about to write about. This house is the biggest home I have lived in. We are renting out our basement to a lady named Danielle but we still have another play space because this house happens to have a cellarium. Although some people like to call it a sun room. We have a familly room, a living room, a dinning room with an extendable table, and a big huge backyard.
Now you probably understand that even though it may sound strange, it is true that I have lived in pretty much every kind of home. But believe me, you only want to live in the home that is right for you. It could be a big house or a huge house, a tiny apartment or a large apartment, whatever works for you, works for me. I hope that your home is a Home Sweet Home.

OSAKA

OSAKA

most good restaurants only serve good food but Osaka does that and also cook the food right in front of you. I will be writing about all the different tricks the chef does, the food, and being with friends.

The chefs at Osaka do all sorts of tricks. My personal favorite is the onion volcano. The onion volcano is when they stack a bunch of slices of onions on top of each other, then they put some liquid inside of them, and then they light it on fire so a huge flame uproars from the onions. If you order shrimp (you should) the chef will flip them up in the air, and catch it in his chef hat.

Osaka’s food is amazing. Their shrimp is with out a doubt the best shrimp on this planet. Along with the perfect sauce that compliments the shrimp insanely well. Another great item on the menu is the grilled chicken. Now this isn’t your average KFC chicken. It is grilled to perfection and marinated with the best sauce you can imagine (except for the shrimp one) to make the perfect combination.

Even though Osaka is awesome, it is not as fun if you don’t have friends with you. There are so many things to talk about with you friends and the chef! When it comes to cooking and socializing, Osaka only hires the best! There aren’t many things more cool then chatting with your friends over the sound of the grill, and then having random bursts of flames to keep you entertained.

Hopefully by now I have convinced you to go to Osaka, because when you put being with friends, great food, and entertainment by the chefs, you get one awesome restaurant

Dogs are great pets!

Do you really want a pet? Are you having trouble deciding between a gold fish, a dog, a cat and a hamster? Well, you don’t have to wonder any more because I’m going to tell you why you should get a dog. Dogs are the best pets. They are protective, give you companionship and help you get exercise. Does a gold fish do that?

Dogs are the best bodyguards. They always protect you and their loud bark keeps robbers away. Dogs sense danger and will warn you if something bad is going to happen. My dog used to bark when people got too close to me, and the only time my house got robbed was when my dog wasn’t there. He always kept the bad people away.

Dogs are the best pets when you are lonely. They are like having a friend with you. They always give you love, and great company, they cuddle you and entertain you all the time. They are even better than people because you can boss them around and they don’t even mind. A study was shown that old people that have dogs live longer than old people without dogs, because they are happy and have a friend to talk to and play with.

Dogs are great for exercise. Dogs are better than treadmills, you run/walk a dog to the park, then you play with them in the park, then you even play with them in the back yard. With a dog you do a lot of running, falling, jumping and chasing. So if you ask me you do a lot more exercise with a dog than with a treadmill.

Dogs are great pets they are protective, great companions and make you exercise. Dogs are the best pets in the world.

If I won one billion dollars in the lottery

If I won one billion dollars in the lottery there wold be many things I would do with the money. I will be writing about what I would spend my money on for my self, What i would give to other people, and what charities I would give to.

If I won I billion dollars in the lottery I would spend some money on myself. I would send my money on things that would make my life more enjoyable. For example I would buy a mansion, a fancy and comfortable car to make driving more fun, a puppy cuddle me, a home theater wit massage chair with cup holder for a better movie experience and a private jet so i never have to be squished in a plane again. I would also buy other things as I want them or need them.

I would also give some of my money to people I know. For my brother Isaac I would give him the 100 cars he feels he desperately needs and a few other things he wants. for my Mom I would also give her a fancy car as well as making our house bigger and giving her enough money to retire. For my Dad who is a simple guy I would give him enough money to retire and a mansion in Whistler. For my Nanny I would give her what ever she wants as well as mansion in the Philippines and enough money to retire. I would also give to other people is I felt it was necessary.

I would give money to Charity to cancer research, charities who help women/children who have been abused, children's wish foundation, homes to the homeless and other charities who need the money.I would make giving to Charity a big part of my life.

In conclusion I would give some money to me, some money to other people and some money to charity. That's what I would do if I won one billion dollars in the lottery.

book talk

Death, slavery, betrayal, loss and hope. Unfortunately, Isabel experiences all these things as she faces the hardships of slavery. She is a black girl growing up in (place/year) and faces things that no person should endure.

Hi, my name is Rachel and today I will be speaking to you about the book, "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson.

After losing her parents to slavery and death, Isabel takes on the role of taking care of her little sister Ruth. They are both sold as slaves to the Lockton family. Isabel has to overcome many obstacles as she and her sister begin their journey towards freedom, including a war. Every detail of this thrilling story had me wanting more. I felt this way from the moment I read the first paragraph (read first paragraph)

(Read back of book.)

You can find this book in the school library, Chapters and Kids Books.

I recommend this book to people between grades 5-7 who like adventure as well as sad historic fiction.