Getting Rid of

Plagiarism

Dr. Maria N. Cusipag

February 24,2020
What is plagiarism?
pla·gia·rism
/ˈplājəˌrizəm/
 Merriam-Webster Online-
Plagiarism is …
- Committing literary theft
- Using another's production
without crediting the source
- Stealing and passing off the ideas
or words of another as one's own
- Presenting as new and original
an idea or product derived from
an existing source
 Michelle Obama vs Melania Trump

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/19/politics/melania-trump-
michelle-obama-speech/
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Is plagiarizing
a crime?
RA 8293 Intellectual Property Code
of the Philippines

“Any person infringing any right

secured by provisions of Part IV [‘The
Law on Copyright’] of this Act or
aiding or abetting such infringement
shall be guilty of a crime."
 Punishment
(a) Imprisonment of one (1) year
to three (3) years; fine ranging
from P150,000 to P300,000 for
the first offense
(b) Imprisonment of three (3) years
and one (1) day to six (6) years;
fine ranging from P150,000 to
P500,000 for the second offense
(c) Imprisonment of six (6) years
and one (1) day to nine (9) years;
fine ranging from P500,000
toP1,500,000 for the third and
subsequent offenses.”
Halone states, “Particularly
problematic is the fact that
Internet papers are typically
written by other students,
making Internet plagiarism
harder to detect.” (Murray,
2002,p.1)
Why do students
plagiarize?
How can students
avoid/get rid of
plagiarism?
Avoid plagiarism thru:
 Paraphrasing -understanding of the source and
stating it in your own words
 Summarizing-overall understanding of the key
idea; only main idea is included
 Quoting – getting the exact words from the
source; speech marks / quotation marks are used
(“…..”);
 Citing of sources- author’s surname and year,
enclosed in parenthesis, written at the start, middle,
or end of the sentence; with page numbers if there
are quoted parts in the sentence
 Paraphrasing
“Paraphrasing is a restatement in your
own words of someone else's ideas.”
(Turnitin, LLC., 2017).

 
How do you paraphrase?
 According to Academic English UK (n.d.),
• 1.Highlight important words / key terms (words that
cannot be changed).
• 2.Find synonyms / alternatives for words that
can be changed.
• 3.Change the grammar: active to passive, nouns to verbs,
adjectives to adverbs, etc., and change the word order.
• 4.Check the meaning.

•  
 Changing Nouns to Verbs
1. This rewriting of history was not so
much a matter of a new start.
To rewrite history was not so
much a matter of starting again.
2. Out of his earnings, he is making a
start at having a house built.
Out of his earnings, he starts at
having a house built.
 Changing Verbs to Nouns
1. Magellan discovered the Philippines in 1521.
Magellan’s discovery of the Philippines took
place in 1521.
2. The bomb exploded and caused many
casualties.
The explosion caused many casualties.
 Changing Adverbs to Adjectives

1. He wrote frequently.
He wrote on frequent occasions.
2. Politically, it was a bad decision.
From a political point of view, it was a
bad decision.
Changing Active Verbs to Passive
1. We can relate a study of this kind to texts of
other media.
A study of this kind can be related to texts of
other media.
2. The teacher uses a variety of techniques to
elicit what the students already know about the
topic.
A variety of techniques is used by the teacher to
elicit what they already know about the topic.
Paraphrasing Exercise
Original Sentence
Zebria(2018,p.3) stated, “ The PRAISE
Model had been very effective in teaching
reading comprehension to grade eight learners.”
Orig.: Zebria(2018, p.3 ) stated, “ The PRAISE
Model had been found to be very effective in
teaching reading comprehension to grade eight
learners.”
1. It was mentioned by Zebria(2018) that the
PRAISE Model had been found to have a very
good effect in teaching reading comprehension
to eighth grade students.
Orig.:Zebria(2018, p.3) stated, “ The PRAISE
Model had been effective in teaching reading
comprehension to grade eight learners.”
2. In teaching reading comprehension to
eighth grade students, Zebria(2018) stressed
that the PRAISE Model had been found to
have a very good effect .
3. Zebria(2018) stated that in teaching
reading comprehension to eighth grade
students, the PRAISE Model had been found
to have a very p o s i ti ve effect .
Why is there a page number?
Orig.: Zebria(2018, p.3) stated, “The PRAISE
Model had been effective in teaching reading
comprehension to grade eight learners.”

4. The PRAISE Model, according to Zebria

(2018), had been useful in teaching reading
comprehension to eighth grade students.
5. In teaching reading comprehension to
eighth grade students, the PRAISE Model
had been found to have a very positive effect (
Zebria (2018) .
References
Academic English UK. (n.d.). Academic paraphrasing skills.
Retrieved from https://www.academic-englishuk.
com/ paraphrasing

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication

manual of the American Psychological Association.

Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/

ethics/code/principles.pd
Murray, B. (2002). Keeping plagiarism at bay in the internet
age. Monitor on Psychology, 33(2). Retrieved from
http://www.apa.org/monitor/feb02/plagiarism.aspx
Turnitin, LLC.. (2017). Preventing plagiarism when writing.
Retrieved from https://www.plagiarism.org/article/
preventing- plagiarism-when- writing
Murray, B. (2002). Keeping plagiarism at bay in the internet
age. Monitor on Psychology, 33(2). Retrieved from
http://www.apa.org/monitor/feb02/plagiarism.aspx
Turnitin, LLC.. (2017). Preventing plagiarism when writing.
Retrieved from https://www.plagiarism.org/article/
preventing- plagiarism-when- writing
Lebria, Z. C. (2018). The reading comprehension skills of
grade eight learners exposed to the PRAISE Model
(Unpublished master’s thesis). De La Salle Araneta
University, Malabon City.
 
 GAME: Those with internet can join the contest on
Plagiarism Check
1. Type www.duplichecker.com
2. Enter this text below
Jackie Spears made two particular observations
while teaching an education course on nonsexist
teaching. Spears, an associate professor at Kansas
State University, noticed that although the courses
drew in-service teachers at all levels, from
preschool to community college, there were hardly
any math or science teachers.
3. Press Check Plagiarism
4. Read: Scan Properties
Number of words:
Results found:1
First sentence is highlighted due to plagiarism;
Results should be 33% plagiarism or lesser because
not all sentences were included.
5. Read: Compare Text below
6. Dupli Checker and Source of the copied paragraph
appears
7. Entire paragraph appears __Continue up
to_____ 8. Plagiarism Scan Report
II. Repeat the procedure
1. Correct the highlighted and plagiarized sentence:
As Jackie Spears was teaching the subject on nonsexist
teaching, two specific observations were accomplished.
Spears, an associate professor at Kansas State University,
noticed that although the courses drew in-service teachers
at all levels, from preschool to community college, there
were hardly any math or science teachers.
2. Enter the corrected paragraph.
3. Continue up to_____ 8. Plagiarism Scan Report
9. Final scan report should be : 0% Plagiarized
100% Unique
10. Below: Content Checked for Plagiarism