As an English teacher,
plagiarism is an issue we have to address regularly. I am sure many of us have
felt frustrated when students ignore your warnings and advice on how to avoid
it, and instead attempt to convince you that they have developed an astonishing
mastery of the English language overnight….but we know better!
It is important to be
proactive in our front against plagiarism, to ensure students know what it is,
and more importantly, how to avoid it. I like to introduce the topic with an
informal class discussion about what my students think plagiarism is. I ask
them for examples in the news or in school.
This video by EasyBib is an
effective way to introduce the idea of plagiarism to your class:
As mentioned, students need to
be provided strategies to avoid plagiarism in their writing. A few times I have
had students commit plagiarism without fully understanding what they were doing
wrong, or how to cite sources properly. Colorado State University has also
compiled a list of resources to help students avoid plagiarism:
Hopefully these links will be helpful in the fight against plagiarism!
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