Reading Response Qs—Harvard U “Avoiding Plagiarism”

Read the following pages from the Harvard Guide to Using Sources section on “Avoiding Plagiarism”:

Then, type your answers to the following questions, and print and bring your work to class.

Please write your answers in complete sentences. Remember to use accurate grammar in your response. If you use the same phrases or sentences from a video, be sure to use quotation marks.

  1. Fill in the blank: “In academic writing, it is considered plagiarism to ________________________ in your paper.”
  2. What is “verbatim” plagiarism?
  3. Why might a student’s paper have “mosaic” plagiarism even if the student did not intend to plagiarize?
  4. True or false: An adequate paraphrase means you have changed a few words here and there when paraphrasing from the source.
  5. Fill in the blank: “In order to make sure that you are using your own words, it’s a good idea to________________________.”
  6. Are you plagiarizing if you use another student’s work? Why or why not?
  7. What is usually considered “common knowledge”?
  8. Besides getting in trouble from the university, why does it matter if you plagiarize?