TASK 10: ANSWERS

Before tackling this task, teachers are recommended to read the section which follows at the end of this unit, entitled 'A brief digression on plagiarism'.

1.

Extract	Comment
	Copied almost verbatim, so clearly unacceptable.
	Acceptable, probably written from notes on the original.
	Unacceptable – copied with minor modifications. This is still plagiarism.
	Unacceptable – copied, except for first sentence, which names the source. Some students may think that this is perfectly legitimate.
	Acceptable – acknowledged quotation.
	Unacceptable and revealing a common disguise tactic - one or two original sentences from the student with several basic errors, followed by long pieces of faultless, sophisticated prose! Stress that this is easy to recognise. Be sure to correct the errors in first sentence.
	Acceptable – expressed in the student's own words and acknowledged because it is felt the original writer merits acknowiedging.
	Also acceptable as an alternative way of acknowledging source material.

 

2.

Extract	Comment
	Verbatim copying – clearly unacceptable.
	Unacceptable – as in 6 in Task 10, part 1 above. (Make sure you correct the first two sentences and the final one.)
	Also a direct copy without acknowledgement. The final two sentences may suggest that the student has a grasp of the content but, clearly, that makes it no more acceptable.
	Acceptable. Though the ideas are those of the original, they have been thought through and re-expressed in the student's own words.
	Unacceptable. Changing a few words (commonly at the beginning or end) does not alter the fact that this is, in essence, lifted from the original.
	Acceptable because what is taken from the original is in quotation marks and the source is acknowledged.
	Also acceptable. The original writer's point is made with acknowledgement to the writer and not copied.
	Unacceptable – acknowtedged, then copied - as in Task 10, part 1 above.