Plagiarism
The English department has a very strict policy on plagiarism. We consider plagiarism to be the unacknowledged use of someone else's
words, ideas, or information either deliberately or carelessly, in writing or
in an oral presentation. It includes the following:
a) using copied material without enclosing that material in quotation marks and without appropriately acknowledging its source;
b) paraphrasing or summarizing too closely to the original wording;
c) omitting acknowledgment of the source of paraphrases and summaries;
d) submitting or presenting work that has been written in full or in part by someone else; and
e) borrowing, lending, purchasing, or selling academic work for submission for academic credit.
We also expect that assignments are to be completed independently unless the teacher indicates otherwise. In addition, if work completed at home is substantially different from work completed in class, students may be required to complete work under teacher supervision.
Anyone found plagiarizing a written or oral assignment, or helping someone else to plagiarize, may be assigned a zero on that assignment and may not receive an opportunity to redo it. Whether the plagiarism involves one line or dozens of lines, one idea or several ideas, it is still plagiarism. If you plagiarize, your parent/guardian will be informed; your name and offence will be recorded and if you are caught plagiarizing again, the consequences will be more severe.
For more information, please see our letter regarding plagiarism and examples of what plagiarism looks like. Both can be found below.
a) using copied material without enclosing that material in quotation marks and without appropriately acknowledging its source;
b) paraphrasing or summarizing too closely to the original wording;
c) omitting acknowledgment of the source of paraphrases and summaries;
d) submitting or presenting work that has been written in full or in part by someone else; and
e) borrowing, lending, purchasing, or selling academic work for submission for academic credit.
We also expect that assignments are to be completed independently unless the teacher indicates otherwise. In addition, if work completed at home is substantially different from work completed in class, students may be required to complete work under teacher supervision.
Anyone found plagiarizing a written or oral assignment, or helping someone else to plagiarize, may be assigned a zero on that assignment and may not receive an opportunity to redo it. Whether the plagiarism involves one line or dozens of lines, one idea or several ideas, it is still plagiarism. If you plagiarize, your parent/guardian will be informed; your name and offence will be recorded and if you are caught plagiarizing again, the consequences will be more severe.
For more information, please see our letter regarding plagiarism and examples of what plagiarism looks like. Both can be found below.
plagiarism_letter_2013.doc | |
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the_plagiarism_spectrum.docx | |
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