The Sharon Academy

Definition of ​Plagiarism
Plagiarism occurs when you use someone else’s ideas or words and fail to give them proper credit in your work. It may be intentional or unintentional, but you are still responsible for that mistake. Even when paraphrasing you often need to cite your source. Material that is not your own must be cited using exact MLA citation format. This includes: quotations, paraphrases, controversial and unusual facts or opinions, statistics, photographs, and diagrams.

TSA Academic Honor Code
The Sharon Academy values academic integrity and pledges to uphold it in the school community.

I will uphold academic integrity. I will do my own work honestly. I understand that academic integrity includes:
· Honoring the intent of assignments,
· Asking for teachers’ help, support, or clarification of the intent of the assignment when I need it,
· Completing all assignments to reflect my own independent and creative thinking (Examples of “assignments” include homework, in-class work, tests, quizzes, essays, papers, projects, presentations and exhibitions), and
· Not knowingly helping others to be dishonest.

I understand that academic dishonesty includes:
· Plagiarism, that is, representing someone else’s ideas or words as your own,
· Using, giving, or soliciting unauthorized aid as defined by a TSA teacher, and
· Copying another student’s work.

Plagiarism Resources
Avoiding Plagiarism

Paraphrasing Resources
Paraphrase: Write it in Your Own Words