Name: ____________________________________ Grade & Section: ________________________

Subject: English 10 Teacher: _____________________________________

Lesson : Quarter 4 Week 6 LAS 2
Activity Title : Plagiarism- Composing Body of a Research Report
Learning Target(s) : Determine plagiarism based on given scenarios
Reference : https://www.studyandexam.com/research-referencing.html
LAS Writer : Joharto K. Utto

Plagiarism occurs when ideas, information, and even pictures are used without proper
acknowledgement of the original sources. In order to provide due credit, a writer can use the APA format.
Providing in-text citation or parenthetical documentation of a quoted, summarized or paraphrased text
from another source is a surefire method to avoid plagiarism.

Learn more about plagiarism and its pitfalls through this link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8akkTc2bA5E. Before watching the video, read the processing
questions. These questions are your guideposts in determining what details to note during the viewing
session.

1. What is plagiarism?
2. What are signs of plagiarism?
3. What are ways to avoid plagiarism?

Activity 2.
Directions: Read the given scenarios about plagiarism, then answer each scenario with YES or NO and
explain your answer.
Suzie was creating a powerpoint presentation for
Science class. She decided to copy a picture of the
internet into her presentation. Is that okay? Tell
why or why not?

Randy wrote a one-page report on Abraham

PLAGIARISM Lincoln. He copied it in his own handwriting from
the World Book Encyclopedia. Is that okay? Tell why
SCENARIOS or why not.

Michele was working on a science project. She

found exactly what she wanted on the internet and
copied and pasted it right into her typewritten
report on the project. is that okay? Tell why or why
not.

RUBRIC: