Black_Slime_Plagiarism

toc =Plagiarism & Copyright= =Introduction=

You and your team have been accused of plagiarism.

You have been placed on suspension until the outcome of the investigation. According to the [|Oxford English dictionary], the word plagiarism comes from the Latin //plagiarius// which means “kidnapper". An unknown alien substance known only as “The Black Slime” is responsible for this plagiarism. This unknown alien substance has been spreading like wildfire through peoples brains and can only be stopped by the Copyright and Citation antidote.

Your team must investigate further in order to [|exonerate] yourself and expose the truth.

Task 1 - Your Job:
If you want to continue your career as a Special Agent of the FBI, you must find the evidence to clear your name and find the person behind this conspiracy. First, you must find the one person whom you can trust – your team members. Together, you will: ◘ Define the crime (plagiarism) ◘ Know the consequences of this crime ◘ Learn how to prevent this crime ◘ Teach others about this crime so that they won’t have to go through this interrogation in the future back to introduction

Process
The first thing you and your partner need to do is understand the crime you have been accused of:[| plagiarism]. 1. [|Walk through this presenation] and discuss with your team your ideas about what is plagiarism, and put together some ideas about what can be done to solve this growing problem. 2. [|Check out these examples to help you understand:] 3. Watch the video below: media type="file" key="plag.mov" width="300" height="300" Video available at: (http://www.willamette.edu/wits/odcd/videos/plag.mov)
 * __Step 1:__**

If you think that plagiarism only happens at Sandburg, take a look at some local colleges. Look under Academic Dishonesty to see what can happen if a professor suspects a student of plagiarism at [|Millersville University]__?__ What about [|York College’s] policy? Look at the bottom of the page under Academic Dishonesty. Look up your favorite college and find their Academic Dishonesty policy.

__**Step 3**:__ Now you must become familiar with the four types of plagiarism. List them in your field notes (Click on"Plagiarism Notes") and briefly describe them in your own words. Remember – you have already been falsely accused of plagiarizing your memo; you don’t want that accusation to be authenticated now. [|What are the four types of plagiarism?] What is [|cybercheating] and why is it considered plagiarism? List and describe the 4 types of plagiarism, and cybercheating on page called "Plagiarism Notes". Each team takes one type. Use your team name in your entry. Only one person can work on the page at one time. You will get a message that someone else is working on the page when you try to edit the page.
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Have you wondered why this confidential snitch would accuse you of plagiarism? Did you know that teachers, professors and confidential snitches can use commercial services to check for plagiarized papers. Look at these services and explain how this service prevents and detects plagiarism. [|Turnitin.com] [|Plagiarismchecker.com] [|Doccop.com]
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__**Go on to Task 6 - Copyright** :__

References:
Victor, Susan. "Plagiarism Quiz." __Discoveryschool.com__. 2002. Discovery Education. 3 Aug 2007  back to introduction

Plagiarism Movie: http://www.willamette.edu/wits/odcd/videos/plag.mov Secret Agent Graphic: http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/object/5839849_secret_agent.php?id=5839849 Magnifying Glass Graphic: http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/object/4055071_magnifying_glass_footprint.php?id=4055071

Credits
◘ This webquest was modified after [|Miss Elizabeth Goheen, Central York Middle School] Webquest. ◘ This webquest was modified after [|Miss Jennifer Hoffman’s Police Plagiarism] Webquest. ◘ All images are taken from animationlibrary.com and google.com We all benefit by being generous with our work. Permission is granted for others to use and modify this WebQuest for educational, non-commercial purposes as long as the original authorship is credited. The modified WebQuest may be shared only under the same conditions. See the Creative Commons [|Attribution • Non-Commercial • Share-Alike] license for details. back to introduction
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