Show samples of plagiarism

Answer 1

Show samples of plagiarism. A few weeks ago I assigned a simple research paper to my high school science class. They were to write a single page, double spaced about one aspect of the coconut. For example they might choose to write about growing coconuts. An assignment such is this should always be in you own words. You read and take notes regarding the topic of research then you tell what you learned. Here is a sample of the work I got: The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). It is the only species in the genus Cocos, and is a large palm, growing to 30 m tall, with pinnate leaves 4-6 m long, pinnae 60-90 cm long; old leaves break away cleanly leaving the trunk smooth. The term coconutrefers to the fruit of the coconut palm. This is plagiarism. The student came to Wikipedia, highlighted and copied the information, pasted it in a word document and turned it in as his own work. Here's an example of putting this information in your own words: The Coconut Palm is a tree found in the tropical regions of the world. It's scientific name is Cocos nucifera and it comes from the Arecaceae family. This is a family of palm trees. There are many different types of palm trees, but only one species has the genus Cocos. The Coconut Palm can grow as high as 30 meters. It's leaves are called fronds and they might be between 4-6 meters long. The coconut palm bears a fruit known as the coconut. As you can clearly see, I have used the information found in the paragraph copied and pasted from Wikipedia, but I've changed up the sentences and added words creating my own report. Of course, I will also add a "Works Cited" page at the end of my paper giving Wikipedia credit for the information I used.