Plagiarism
Although NCTE has no policy statements for handling plagiarism, the topic has been covered in several Council Chronicle articles, has been addressed in several journal articles, and is a frequent topic on our NCTE-Talk listserv. This Web page points you to those resources and additional Web resources.
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The Council Chronicle
Experts Agree Plagiarism Hard to Define, Hard to Stop (February 1994)
Plagiarism in the Classroom: Readers Explain How They Define It and How They Deal with It (June 1994)
What Do You Do about Plagiarism? Readers Continue to Respond (September 1994)
NCTE Journals (Full texts available to members only)
"Plagiarism and the Internet: Turning the Tables." Atkins, Thomas; Nelson, Gene. English Journal, Vol. 90, Num. 4, March 2001 (101-104).
"The Price of an 'A': An Educator's Responsibility to Academic Honesty." Whiteman, Sherri A.; Gordon, Jay L. English Journal, Vol. 91, Num. 2, Nov. 2001 (25-30).
"Teaching about Plagiarism in the Age of the Internet." Klausman, Jeffrey. Teaching English in the Two-Year College, Vol. 27, Num. 2, Dec, 1999 (209-212).
NCTE Cyberbriefs
Plagiarism: Detecting and Deterring It
NCTE-Talk
For informative and often lively conversations on the definition of plagiarism, examples of school plagiarism policies, and how teachers respond to plagiarism, search the NCTE-Talk Archives. Enter "plagiarism" into the search box.
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Search Ask ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) for references to current research.
Plagiarism Sites to Share with Students
A guide to what plagiarism means and how to avoid it.
- Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml
Among the categories in this paper, produced by Writing Tutorial Services at Indiana University, Bloomington, are "How to Recognize Unacceptable and Acceptable Paraphrases," "Plagiarism and the World Wide Web," and "Strategies for Avoiding Plagiarism."
- Guide to Library Research
http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/home.htm
This resource from Duke University outlines the research process, from choosing a topic to citing sources and avoiding plagiarism.
How to Cite Resources
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