Students are responsible for being academically honest in all aspects of their schoolwork” (AER Handbook 21).
Consequences may include the following:
- “redoing part or all of the assignment or assessment”
- “completing an alternative assignment or assessment
- “limit[ing] student access to recognitions (e.g. school awards, scholarships)”
- “Additional consequences . . . may be determined (e.g. detention, suspension) as per the school’s progressive discipline process”
- Teachers or Administrators “will communicate information to parent/guardian about the infraction and the consequences”
- The report card “must be used to reflect incidents of cheating and plagiarism”
The top 5 Ways People Plagiarize
- Taking someone else’s essay/work and passing it off as your own
- Using your old essay/work for a new course
- “Cutting and pasting” from the internet or a book without attributing ownership
- Paraphrasing without attributing ownership
- Changing a word or two from the original and pretending that’s a paraphrase even if you cite it
Tips to Avoid Plagiarism
– Don’t cut and paste and pretend it’s your work.
– Don’t rewrite the passage in your own words and pretend it’s your work.
– When you research, ensure your notes include date, attribution, complete quote.
