FEU CAVITE

Senior High School Department

English for Academic and Professional

Purposes

Week 3
Class Rules
Ice Breaker ( as Attendance)
Review
Reminders
What is plagiarism?

- to steal and pass off as one's own

- to use without crediting the source
- to commit literary theft
- to present something as new and original an
idea or product derived from an existing
source
Plagiarism is an act of fraud. (lying and stealing)

* Can words and ideas really be stolen?

- This relates to the protection of intellectual property and

consideration of copyright laws.
Section 193 of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines details
the rights of “authors” to their own works, including proper attribution
when used by another.

Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 penalizes the computer-related use

and alteration of another individual’s work without permission.
CJ Villavicencio is suspected to have plagiarized his entry contest
piece for The Pop Stage, which earned him the Grand Pirze of 1M and
1year contract with Viva Artist Agency
Left photo is the suspected plagiarized artwork by Filipino graphic artist
Christian Joy Trinidad next to the original artwork by Spanish graphic artist
Nekro. Photos by Ej Dela Cruz and Nekro / Facebook (ASEAN contest. Prize
50k)
Instances of plagiarism:
• turning in someone else's work as your
own
• copying words or ideas from someone
else without giving credit
• failing to put a quotation in quotation
marks
Instances of plagiarism:
• giving incorrect information about the
source of a quotation
• changing words but copying the
sentence structure of a source without
giving credit
Instances of plagiarism:

• copying so many words or ideas from a

source that it makes up the majority of
your work, whether you give credit or not
(note on "fair use" rules)
How to avoid plagiarism?

1. citing sources (APA 7th Edition)

2. paraphrasing and summarizing
• Paraphrasing involves re-writing a text so that the language is
substantially different while the content stays the same.

• Summarising means reducing the length of a text but retaining the

main points
Paraphrasing
- rewriting something “in your own words.”; good
alternative for direct quoting

Criteria:
1. easier to understand
2. about the same length/longer
3. same meaning with the original text
 It’s Easy
JUST Acknowledge your sources
Summary and citation

Smith (2009) claims that the modern state wields power in new ways.

Quotation and citation

According to Smith, ‘The point is not that the state is in retreat but that
it is developing new forms of power . . .’ (Smith, 2009).
ACTIVITY
Plagiarism or Not
1. Copying a paragraph, but changing a few words and giving a citation.

YES

2. Cutting and pasting a short article from a website, with no citation.

YES
3. Using something that you think of as general knowledge, e.g. large
areas of rainforest have been cut down in recent years.

NO

4. Using a paragraph from an essay you wrote and had marked the
previous semester, without citation.

YES
Paraphrasing
Vocabulary: paraphrasing techniques

1) Use a synonym
This is important = This is significant / crucial / vital

2) Use an opposite
I found it difficult = It wasn't easy for me

3) Change active to passive

You should not do this = This should not be done

4) Use a related word (e.g. change the verb into a noun)

The number rose = There was a rise in the number
 Steps
1. Read the text carefully. Underline, or note, any
important subject-specific words.

2. Identify any difficult words, and try to find

synonyms for them.

3. Try to find different ways of expressing the

information in the groups of words (phrases).
Steps
4. Rewrite each sentence. Try to simplify the
sentence structure and the vocabulary without
changing the meaning of the original text. The
sentence structures of the paraphrase should be
different with the original.

5. Put your text aside and write your paraphrase

from memory.
 Steps

6. Revise what you have written, comparing it to

the original. Your paraphrase should clarify the
original but be written clearly in your own words.

7. Do not forget to use an in-text reference at the

start or end of your paraphrase.
EXERCISE: MS FORMS
Answer.
Deadline 5pm Sept 9 (Wednesday)
Examine the sentences and short passage given.
Paraphrase them following the guidelines discussed in class.
This is to be done in pairs. Pairings are according to your class number starting with the first two
students on the official class list for the first pair until the last two students as the last pair.

In each pair, choose the one who will access and answer on the MS FORM.

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CLASS LIST will be posted in our EAPP MS TEAM. Check the pairings there.
THE LINK for the MS FORM QUIZ will be posted on our EAPP MS TEAM.
Thank you!