Acceptance of Policy
SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
Plagiarism Policy
TIPS:
Do explore the Internet, books, resources, and make notes on where you’ve gone
Do find your own voice
Do understand that we all stand on the shoulders of others, so give them credit
Do learn how to cite sources, paraphrase, and synthesize
Do hand in original work—even if it’s not perfect.
TIPS:
Don’t think changing every third word makes it original
Don’t cut and paste and turn it in
Don’t think that because it’s on the Internet, it belongs to everyone
We have read the plagiarism policy and accept its terms
Student name, Printed Student Signature Date
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Parent name, Printed Parent Signature Date
Here at SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, we place great importance on original and creative work. Anything less is disappointing and unacceptable. Your ideas are your intellectual property; the ideas of others are theirs. Copyright laws and ethical standards protect the work of any individual, including you.
Plagiarism
The term “plagiarism” refers to any materials represented as the student’s own ideas which have been paraphrased or copied from another source, including those online, without proper credit. It may also include citing information not traceable to the document source. Learn the trade of writing—not the tricks of the trade; learn how to research—not how to cut and paste.
Any student who plagiarizes any work will receive an incomplete for that assignment until the student has demonstrated the ability to write without plagiarizing. In addition, the teacher may elect to do any or all of the following:
SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
Plagiarism Policy
TIPS:
Do explore the Internet, books, resources, and make notes on where you’ve gone
Do find your own voice
Do understand that we all stand on the shoulders of others, so give them credit
Do learn how to cite sources, paraphrase, and synthesize
Do hand in original work—even if it’s not perfect.
TIPS:
Don’t think changing every third word makes it original
Don’t cut and paste and turn it in
Don’t think that because it’s on the Internet, it belongs to everyone
We have read the plagiarism policy and accept its terms
Student name, Printed Student Signature Date
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Parent name, Printed Parent Signature Date
Here at SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, we place great importance on original and creative work. Anything less is disappointing and unacceptable. Your ideas are your intellectual property; the ideas of others are theirs. Copyright laws and ethical standards protect the work of any individual, including you.
Plagiarism
The term “plagiarism” refers to any materials represented as the student’s own ideas which have been paraphrased or copied from another source, including those online, without proper credit. It may also include citing information not traceable to the document source. Learn the trade of writing—not the tricks of the trade; learn how to research—not how to cut and paste.
Any student who plagiarizes any work will receive an incomplete for that assignment until the student has demonstrated the ability to write without plagiarizing. In addition, the teacher may elect to do any or all of the following:
- Notify parent
- Notify coaches, club advisors and administrators
- Lower citizenship grade
- Ask student to provide reference material