Do not use material from other sources without identifying them. Any passages that are directly or indirectly taken from another source must be acknowledged. We as teachers will show you how to include the ideas and words of other writers and how to acknowledge sources properly.

What we mean by cheating or plagiarizing is simply passing off someone else's work – thinking or writing – as your own. We strongly discourage cheating and plagiarism because they subvert the development of the individual student's talents and skills, because they erode the morale of all students and teachers, and because they undetermine integrity and self-worth.

It is cheating if you:

read another student's paper during a test,
if you use books or notes when they are forbidden,
or if you obtain advanced copies of the test to study.

It is not cheating if you
study together for a test,
if you share each other's notes,
or if you obtain tests from previous years for use in studying.

It is plagiarism if you:

copy or paraphrase ideas from another source without citation, either from another student's paper or from a published book or article.

Plagiarism means deceiving or misleading your reader, not only about the source of specific phrases or sentences, but also about ideas and interpretations.

It is not plagiarism if:

you quote another's words and ac knowledge, in a footnote, the source of your quotation.
If you indicate, in a footnote or within the body of your paper, the source of an idea you are discussing. You do not need to footnote ideas derived from class discussion or lectures or from conversations with friends, but it might be good courtesy to do so, especially if the ideas are not supported by your own examples and explanations.

You do not need to footnote any general background works you read as long as you did not take specific ideas and interpretations from them to present as your own.

Those who assist in cheating or plagiarizing will be treated the same as those who try to profit from it. You are cheating if you let someone copy from your tests or papers, and you will be treated accordingly.

ANYONE CAUGHT CHEATING OR PLAGIARIZING MAY RECEIVE A FAILING GRADE FOR THE MARKING PERIOD.

CHEATING OR PLAGIARIZING IS SIMPLY PASSING OFF SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK – THINKING OR WRITING – AS YOUR OWN.

IT IS CHEATING IF YOU READ ANOTHER STUDENT'S PAPER DURING A TEST, IF YOU USE BOOKS OR NOTES WHEN THEY ARE FORBIDDEN, OR IF YOU OBTAIN AD VANCED COPIES OF THE TEST TO STUDY. YOU ARE CHEATING IF YOU LET SOMEONE COPY FROM YOUR TESTS OR PAPERS, AND YOU WILL BE TREATED ACCORDINGLY.

PLAGIARISM MEANS DECEIVING OR MISLEADING YOUR READER, NOT ONLY ABOUT THE SOURCE OF SPECIFIC PHRASES OR SENTENCES, BUT ALSO ABOUT IDEAS AND INTERPRETATIONS. It IS PLAGIARISM IF YOU COPY OR PARAPHRASE IDEAS FROM ANOTHER SOURCE WITHOUT CITATION, EITHER FROM ANOTHER STUDENT'S PAPER OR FROM A PUBLISHED BOOK OR ARTICLE. CHEATING OR PLAGIARIZING MAY RESULT IN A FAILING GRADE FOR THE MARKING PERIOD.

CHECK WITH YOUR TEACHER IN ADVANCE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER YOUR PRACTICES CONSTITUTE CHEATING OR PLAGIARIZING, BE SURE TO CHECK WITH YOUR TEACHER IN ADVANCE. OUR PURPOSE HERE IS TO HAVE YOU LEARN TO WRITE PROPERLY AND WELL.