Plagiarism

Woodroffe High School's Plagiarism Policy (as set out in the handbook and online)

Plagiarism/Academic Fraud Plagiarism is treated very seriously. It is defined as “taking another person’s words, ideas or statistics and passing them off as your own. The complete or partial translation of a text written by someone else also constitutes plagiarism if you do not acknowledge your source.” As a preventative strategy, teachers will inform students of what constitutes academic fraud at the beginning of the semester. If caught plagiarizing, the following consequences will take place in accordance with our progressive discipline policy. Beyond the grade level, the maturity of the student, the number and frequency of incidents, and individual circumstances will be considered when determining an appropriate consequence.

NOTE: In all cases above, the student will be given an additional opportunity to demonstrate achievement of the overall expectations, when in the teacher’s professional judgment, there is not sufficient evidence. The student may be required to complete the work under the supervision of the course teacher or an administrator. Please refer to appendix B of procedure PR.584.CUR for further clarifications, especially around end of semester timelines.

Youtube Videos that summarize the issue and how to avoid it:

What is plagiarism and how to avoid it (Brock Library. 1:50)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmab92ghG0M

Plagiarism: How to Avoid It (Bainbridge State College, 2:50)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q0NlWcTq1Y

Understanding Plagiarism (York St. John University, 3:50)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptHIA5bMnio

Plagiarism Presentation

These are the slides used in the workshops for all the grade 9 classes when plagiarism and proper methods of citation are reviewed.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JEsJ7lk-L634-8ubt1HI__DypvjCFGvVVf2L3wXeNeE/edit#slide=id.p

This is the handout used with grade 9 plagiarism presentation.