EAP Plagiarism Reflection Paper (Guidelines) PDF

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Plagiarism Reflection Paper Assignment (Due: Week 5) Instructions: Please write a short (two-page maximum) reflection paper on the topic of plagiarism in which you find and discuss two examples of this critical issue. You may choose examples of well-known people who were caught plagiarizing or any high-profile plagiarism cases that would give us a stern warning. At least one of the two plagiarism cases that you discuss should be academic plagiarism, while others may include cases from music, art, or other arenas. Please use the following outline for your short paper: Reflection on Two Cases of Plagiarism

Outline: 1. Introduction: What is plagiarism? Please define and explain plagiarism 2. Analysis of two (2) plagiarism cases 1) Plagiarism Case 1: a) What happened in the plagiarism case? Briefly describe the plagiarism case and define what type of plagiarism it is. b) What is the consequence of that plagiarism case? Discuss the consequence for both the plagiarist and the academia or society. c) How can it be avoided? Suggest ways to avoid plagiarism for that case. 2) Plagiarism Case 2: a) What happened in the plagiarism case? Briefly describe the plagiarism case and define what type of plagiarism it is. b) What is the consequence of that plagiarism case? Discuss the consequence for both the plagiarist and the academia or society. c) How can it be avoided? Suggest ways to avoid plagiarism for that case. 3. Conclusion 1) How do these cases influence your knowledge or thinking about avoiding plagiarism? 2) How do you plan to avoid plagiarism in completing the assignments for EAP in this semester (the Group Research Presentation and Academic Research Paper) and also in your further study and research?

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Remember to do in-text citation in APA style, (mentioning the source that you find the information when you use it in your essay). Include a list of references at the end of your paper. This references list should include all the sources you used in your paper. Use APA style for references. If you don’t know how to do APA style perfectly, just do the best you can by looking up on the internet or referring to the instructions by Purdue online writing lab: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html You are encouraged to use referencing tools, such as Endnote.

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Use 1-inch (2.54 cm) margins on the top, bottom, left and right. Use 12-point Times New Roman font. Double space. Indent the first line of every paragraph. Put your name, student ID, and the class day (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday) in the top, left corner.

Length: 1-2 pages. Do not exceed two pages under any circumstances! The most important thing is to write clearly, not to write a lot. Your reference page should be another independent page and is not included in the page count. Grading: You can refer to the Plagiarism Reflection Paper Rubric. You will be graded mainly on your correct and clear content and your adherence to the outline and requirements listed above....