PLAGIARISM ASSIGNMENT



On my syllabus, I have given you one definition of plagiarism. There are many ways people define plagiarism, however. Often, people who plagiarize create definitions designed to exempt them from the crime. In the past few years, there have been at least two high profile cases of plagiarism (and countless others probably at this school alone).

Your assignment is to find at least one article about a recent (within the past three years) case of plagiarism. The article should come from a legitimate, reliable news source (not from some personal web site). Write up how and where you found this article. Summarize the article and give me your opinion on the case. Based upon this and any other information you find, give me your definition of plagiarism. This should not be based upon a dictionary definition. This should be in your own words. Finally, prepare the documentation of the article in MLA style (as if a “Work Cited").

Length: no more than two pages
Format: Typed, double-spaced; this does not have to be in a typical essay format, however.

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