Newton North Library LLC: Plagiarism - what is it?

Plagiarism is a form of cheating. It is wrong because it is:

DISHONEST to get a grade for work that someone else did.

UNFAIR to students who do their own work.

WRONG to take something that belongs to someone else: property, words, or ideas.

CHEATING yourself, since you learn nothing from turning in someone else's work.

HARMFUL to the excellent reputation of our school, and to the value of your diploma.

DUMB, because it may become part of your school record and prevent you from getting into college or getting a job.

Whenever you write a paper or give a presentation in which you use words, ideas, opinions or images that are from some other source, and are not your own original creations, you must give credit to the source.