Paraphrasing and Plagiarism

OBJECTIVES:

To find out about paraphrasing and how it can help to overcome plagiarism.

RESOURCES:

Internet access | Plagiarism | 📊 Paraphrasing Presentation | Paraphrasing Presentation as PDF

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Talk to your child about what they have previously learned about plagiarism (PLAY-juh-rih-zem) from Lesson 1 and rewatch Plagiarism from lesson one if needed.

Remind your child that plagiarism is a form of cheating but, unless we’ve been taught about plagiarism, it is easy to make the mistake of copying from another source without realising we have done anything wrong.

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We will be learning how to overcome plagiarism by using paraphrasing. Read slides 1 to 5 through the 📊 Paraphrasing Presentation (or PDF version) together .

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Now discuss:

• What is paraphrasing?
• How does it help us avoid plagiarism?
• What are the steps to follow when paraphrasing?

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Complete the paraphrasing challenges on slides 6,7,8,9 and 10.

Citations

[1] www.youtube.com [2] www.youtube.com