8th Grade: Plagiarism: What You Need To Know

At the end of this tutorial, you will be able to:
Define plagiarism.
Identify the circumstances under which the consequences for plagiarism are decided.
Recognize proper citation of summarized, paraphrased, or quoted information as the recommended strategy for avoiding plagiarism.

Credit: Harvard Graduate School of Education

Academic integrity is critical to success in higher education and beyond. After you finish this tutorial, you will be able to:
Participate fully in a scholarly conversation by engaging sources effectively and ethically.
Avoid intentional and unintentional plagiarism in research and coursework.
Articulate why academic integrity matters.
Apply the basic principles of copyright law in order to use sources legally and ethically.