8th Grade Research Class: Plagiarism

America has a scary clown problem. Last month, the Two-Way reported on a spate (a large number of similar things or events appearing or occurring) of creepy-clown sightings across America. The reports were unsettling even for those who don't suffer coulrophobia ( irrational fear of clowns).  In the weeks since, the clown situation — there's no way around it — has gotten worse.

• Original: Her life spanned years of incredible change for women.
• Paraphrase: Mary lived through an era of liberating reform for women.

"Examples of Paraphrasing." Your Dictionary, Love to Know Corp, 2016, 
     examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-paraphrasing.html. Accessed 12 Dec. 
     2016. 

Click here for the article on this monkey. Task: to paraphrase the article, in other words take notes by putting the article in your own words.

Plagiarism - the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own, copying, infringement of copyright, piracy, theft, stealing.

• Governor Patrick and President Obama
• Vice President Biden
• Rand Paul Congressman, used Wikipedia in his speeches
• Fareed Zakaria Journalist used his own work for two different columns
• Vladimir Putin - President of Russia used a United States textbook in his thesis